The Client Asks the Nurse During Preoperative Teaching Why He

question 16

Multiple Choice

The client asks the nurse during preoperative teaching why he has to "receive so many drugs for such a simple procedure." The nurse explains that the goal of using multiple agents to achieve general anesthesia is to:

• A)Produce temporary amnesia in order for the patient not to remember the procedure.
• B)Decrease the dosages required for the various anesthetic agents.
• C)Reduce the pain the patient feels postoperatively.
• D)Maintain a deep state of anesthesia during the procedure.

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