The Patient Is in Stage 2 of General Anesthesia

question 12

Multiple Choice

The patient is in Stage 2 of general anesthesia. What are the priority nursing interventions at this time?

• A) Assist the anesthesiologist in repositioning the patient.
• B) Complete the surgical scrub.
• C) Keep the environment quiet and calm.
• D) Insert the indwelling urinary catheter.

Distinguish between the different zones of the respiratory system.

Identify respiratory system structures from photomicrographs.

Understand the role and function of alveolar cells.

Appreciate the anatomical and functional differences between human and sheep lungs.

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