PrepTest 152, Section 4, Question 2
Edgar: Nurses who have been specially trained in(52 more words not shown)
The dialogue provides the most(11 more words not shown)
- Anurses should ever(5 more words not shown)
- Bemergencies that can(5 more words not shown)
- Cnurses should be(6 more words not shown)
- Dthe safety of(6 more words not shown)
- Ethe administration of(11 more words not shown)
Reading the argument
What matters is whether the nurse can handle the job, not just which title appears after the nurse's name. Special training sounds relevant. But saying anesthesia has become safer doesn't yet tell us whether removing a doctor's supervision would be safe. What if supervision is part of what has made the procedure safer?
Janet identifies a particular concern. She accepts that nurse anesthetists receive excellent training, but says only doctors have the broader training needed for rare emergencies. Good training for the usual procedure and adequate preparation for every emergency aren't automatically the same thing.
What we’re looking for
That makes the disagreement fairly clear. Edgar wants specially trained nurses to be allowed to administer anesthesia without a doctor's supervision. Janet's response supports keeping that supervision because an emergency could require a doctor's training. We're looking for this disagreement about supervision, not a broader argument over whether nurses are competent at anything.
Working the answers
- A
Being allowed to administer anesthesia at all is different from being allowed to do it without supervision. Edgar clearly permits the latter for specially trained nurses. Janet's concern is the absence of a doctor to handle an emergency; she doesn't say nurses must never administer anesthesia, even with a doctor supervising. We don't have opposing positions on A.
- B
Janet explicitly describes the emergencies as rare, and Edgar's claim that anesthesia is remarkably safe doesn't challenge that description. They can disagree about the precautions needed for a rare emergency while accepting that emergencies are uncommon. No disagreement over their frequency is established.
- C
Neither speaker recommends expanding nurses' training. Edgar thinks the specially trained nurses should be allowed to work without supervision, while Janet points to doctors' broader preparation. We shouldn't turn Janet's objection into a proposal for changing nursing education.
- D
Edgar says safety has improved, but Janet doesn't deny the improvement. She can accept that the procedure is safer than it used to be and still insist that a doctor should supervise it. A historical improvement doesn't settle the current supervision question.
- ECorrect
Edgar would say no: specially trained nurses should be allowed to administer anesthesia without a doctor's supervision. Janet's response supports yes: the possibility of an emergency requiring a doctor's broader training is her reason to keep supervision. This captures the decision they are actually debating.
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