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Moderate "Conscious" Sedation - ANSWERSA minimally depressed level of consciousness induced by the administration of pharmacologic agents in which the patient retains continuous and independent ability to maintain protective reflexes and a patent airway and to be aroused by physical or verbal stimulation. Levels of Sedation Analgesia - ANSWERS1. Minimal Sedation 2. Moderate Sedation/Analgesia 3. Deep Sedation/Analgesia 4. General Anesthesia Minimal Sedation - ANSWERS1. Patient is able...

Objectives of Sedation Practice - ANSWER-Decrease Anxiety, pain, discomfort -Amnesia to the extent possible, but not guaranteed -Minimize risk (optimize risk/benefit ratio) -Rapid recovery Contraindications - ANSWERHistory of allergy to medications Hemodynamic instability High risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents High risk of sedation failure, requiring assistance of anesthesiology service Minimal sedation - ANSWERResponse to stim: normal/minimal Airway: Normal/min...

Sedation (Minimal) Anxiolysis - ANSWERSThis policy is intended to support the safe care of pts that are prescribed and receive drugs for the purpose of anyiolysis prior to or during diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures What is new is that physicians are not credentialed specifically for minimal sedation Anxiolytic Medications - ANSWERSA drug- induced state during which pts respond normally to verbal commands Anxiolytic Medications - ANSWERSDrugs that may be administered in doses app...

Levels of sedation - ANSWERS1) Minimal sedation. 2) Moderate sedation. 3) Deep sedation. 4) Anesthesia. Minimal sedation - ANSWERSPatient responds normally to verbal commands; coordination and physical coordination may be affected, but airway and ventilator responses are intact and cardiovascular function maintained. Moderate sedation - ANSWERSDepression of consciousness, responds to verbal commands alone or by light tactile stimulation. Spontaneous ventilation is adequate, no intervention...

when is moderate sedation indicated? - ANSWERS- diagnostic procedures - minor surgery at the bedside - potentionally painful procedures what are the objectives of moderate sedation? - ANSWERS- mood alteration - maintaining consciousness and cooperation - decrease pain - partial amnesia - prompt and SAFE return to baseline **ALL WHILE MAINTAINING PTS PROTECTIVE REFLEXES** what is a patients responsiveness during MS - ANSWERSpurposeful response to verbal or tactile stimulation what...

Sedation - ANSWERSReduces the state of awareness; it does not relieve pain; may cause hypnosis Analgesia - ANSWERSReduces or eliminates the perception of pain Amnesia - ANSWERSThe inability to remember an event or experience. Minimal sedation - ANSWERSNormal response to verbal stimulation with a reduction in anxiety. This level may impair cognitive function and coordination, but ventilatory and CV functions remain intact. Moderate Sedation (Procedural, Conscious) - ANSWERSTechnique o...

1.Your patient was over sedated and required the use of a reversal agents. Which of the following is true about reversal agents? A. a physician's order is not required B. An incident report must be completed C. The patient should be monitored for a minimum of 1-2 hours after the last administration of reversal agent to assure re-sedation does not occur D. Both B & C E. All of the above - ANSWERSD. Both B & C 2. Capnography A. is another way to measure oxygenation B. Uses breath to br...

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Drugs used for moderate sedation - ANSWERSMeperidine, morphine, fentanyl, ketamine, diazepam, midazolam, phenobarbital, droperidol Antagonists for moderate sedation medications - ANSWERSnaloxone, flomazenil What to observe for in recovery after IR procedure - ANSWERSLOC, discomfort, pain, medication reaction, GI bleeding, Vital signs, IV site appearance, and pulse oximetery Definition of moderate sedation - ANSWERSDrug induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond pu...

The nurse is educating a 36 y/o pt who will be receiving moderate conscious sedation (MCS). The nurse explains to the patient that - ANSWERSshe will be able to respond verbally to requests while under sedation the charge nurse is explaining to a group of new nurses that one of the goals of MCS is - ANSWERSfor the patient to return more quickly to his/her baseline neurologic status MCS can be a good alternative to general anesthesia because - ANSWERSit is designed to prevent deep sedation ...