Key result
This article reviews the stages of general anesthesia, related medications, and potential adverse reactions to help critical care nurses tailor care to surgical patients.
This article provides an overview of general anesthesia to help critical care nurses tailor care for post-surgical patients.
May guide critical care nursing education on anesthesia; leaves open prospective validation of tailored protocols.
In Brief Critical care nurses play an integral role in the care of surgical patients. A more thorough understanding of what general anesthesia entails may enable the critical care nurse to tailor care to patients following surgery. This article describes the stages of general anesthesia, along with related medications, potential adverse reactions, and what nurses need to know to provide optimal care. Critical care nurses play an integral role in the care of surgical patients. A more thorough understanding of what general anesthesia entails may enable the critical care nurse to tailor care to patients following surgery. This article describes the stages of general anesthesia, along with related medications, potential adverse reactions, and what nurses need to know to provide optimal care.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Greenberg et al. (2017) reported a review. General anesthesia was evaluated. This article reviews the stages of general anesthesia, related medications, and potential adverse reactions to help critical care nurses tailor care to surgical patients.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: