A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about neuromuscular blocking agents. For what may these agents be used?
A) Analgesia
B) Electroshock therapy
C) Malignant hyperthermia
D) Mechanical ventilation
E) Surgery

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Neuromuscular blocking agents are used to produce muscle paralysis in procedures including ECT, intubation and ventilation, and surgery. They do not produce analgesia. They are not used to treat malignant hyperthermia.

A Nurse Is Teaching a Group of Nursing Students About