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Anesthesia: the perioperative nurse's role. 1990

D G Miner

Patients in surgery are exposed to different types of anesthesia: local, regional, spinal, and general. To provide support to the patient and assist the physician, the perioperative nurse must review the risks involved with each type of anesthesia and the actions of the medications used.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009871 Operating Room Nursing The functions of the professional nurse in the operating room. Nursing, Operating Room
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000078329 Workforce The number of people working or available for work or service. Human Resources,Labor Supply,Manpower,Staffing,Womanpower,Human Resource,Labor Supplies,Manpowers,Staffings,Supply, Labor,Womanpowers,Workforces
D000758 Anesthesia A state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation. This depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of surgery or other painful procedures.

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