[Verified Answer]: The nurse is preparing a patient for surgery

The nurse is preparing a patient for surgery. The patient received a hypnotic medication the night prior and the nurse is administering midazolam (Versed) and atropine. The patient asks why all of these medications are necessary. The nurse will tell the patient that they are given for which reason? To decrease the amount of general anesthesia needed To minimizepostoperative drowsiness To prolong the anesthetized state To speed up anesthesia induction