The nurse has an important role in caring for patients who receive moderate, or procedural, sedation before, during, and after diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This program focuses on intravenous administration of moderate, or procedural sedation as this route shortens recovery times and reduces risk for patients having minor surgery and endoscopic procedures.
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
~ Define the degrees of sedation and anesthesia.
~ Describe the nurse's pre-operative responsibilities in moderate sedation.
~ Describe the nurse's peri-operative responsibilities in moderate sedation.
~ Describe the nurse's post-operative responsibilities in moderate sedation.
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