The Circulating Nurse in the Operating Room Explains to a Small

question 3

Multiple Choice

The circulating nurse in the operating room explains to a small group of nursing students that thiopental sodium (Pentothal) is useful for the surgical client because of its action as a(n)

• A) ultra-short-acting barbiturate.
• B) long-acting benzodiazepine.
• C) intermediate-acting phenothiazine.
• D) dissociative barbiturate.

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