A client is admitted to the hospital for surgery.The nurse is explaining major routes of applying local anesthesia to the client.Which routes should be included in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

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Spinal, topical, epidural, and infiltration are all major routes for applying local anesthesia. Spinal and epidural anesthesia involve injecting the anesthetic near the spinal cord to block pain from an entire region of the body, topical anesthesia is applied directly to the surface of the skin or mucous membranes, and infiltration involves injecting the anesthetic directly into the tissue around the surgical site. Tendon block is not typically classified as a major route of local anesthesia application in the context of general surgical procedures.

A Client Is Admitted to the Hospital for Surgery