32 anesthesia

  1. abscense of normal sensation
    anasthesia
  2. a qualified RN, dentist, or physician who administers anasthesia
    anesthetists
  3. what does the anasthesia privder assess before administration
    • clients health status
    • explanation of risk adn benefits
    • and plans client care
  4. region of the body made insensible to pain
    regional anasthesia
  5. control of the body is temporarily lost
    total anasthesia
  6. how can aspiration be prevented with anasthesia
    make sure the stomach is empty
  7. refers to the reduction of stress, excitment, or irritability and involves some degree of CNS depression
    sedation
  8. inability to remember things, produced by sedatives
    amnesia
  9. after surgery how must instructins be given
    in writing
  10. involves unconscious complete insensibility to pain, amnesia, motionlessness, and muscel relaxation

    body loses ability to control breathing, heart rate and temp
    general anesthesia
  11. allows client to self administer pain medication by pushing a button
    patient controled analgesia
  12. type of client that typically would use PCA
    hospice client
  13. this places a client at risk for resp depression and aspiration
    oversedation
  14. depending, water can be allowed up to ____ hours before surgery
    2 hours
  15. clients should not have anythig to eat or drink for up to ____ hours before surgery
    8
  16. during local anesthesia and sedation the client must be able to do what on their own
    remain conscious and in control of their own airway
  17. ______ usually persists beyond the duration of the surgical procedure
    sedation
  18. what is the opioid of choice for an elderly client
    morphine with hydromorphone hydrochloride as the second
Author
carolyn
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77513
Card Set
32 anesthesia
Description
medsurg
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