title: Anesthesia: the perioperative nurse's role.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Miner
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D000078329:Workforce