A Cesarean Section Is Ordered for the Laboring Client with Whom

question 16

Multiple Choice

A cesarean section is ordered for the laboring client with whom the nurse has worked all shift. The client will receive general anesthesia. The nurse knows that potential complications of general anesthesia include which of the following?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

• A) Fetal depression that is directly proportional to the depth and duration of the anesthesia
• B) Poor fetal metabolism of anesthesia, which inhibits use with preterm infants
• C) Uterine relaxation
• D) Increased gastric motility
• E) Itching of the face and neck

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A form of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about that response, named after Ivan Pavlov.

Classical Conditioning

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