Periop 101 AORN Study Guides

Anesthesia Professionals Answer Anesthesiologists CRNAs Anesthesiologist's assistant (AA) Choice of Anesthetic Answer Factors include: Patient/surgeon preference Surgical procedure Physiological status Age Postoperative recovery time Length of surgery Position of patient Patient's previous experiences with anesthesia Types of Anesthesia: General Answer a drug-induced reversible state of unconsciousness. Includes amnesia, analgesia, loss of responsiveness, decreased stress response, and loss of skeletal muscle reflexes Types of Anesthesia: Regional Answer An injection of local anesthetics near nerve fibers to cause reversible loss of sensation over an area of the body Types of Anesthesia: Local Answer infiltration or topical administration of agents to anesthetize a part of the body