The client tells the nurse, "I'm so nervous. I want to be knocked out for the surgery so that I don't know what is going on." When the nurse communicates with the surgeon and anesthetist, she tells them that the client desires which type of anesthesia?

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The client's request to be "knocked out" so they are unaware of what is happening during surgery indicates a desire for general anesthesia, which renders the patient unconscious and eliminates sensation over the entire body.

The Client Tells the Nurse, "I'm So Nervous