Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Relias, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
DC-RN -- District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CE Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.20 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
This program was approved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education Program (CE provider #50-290) CE Broker Course # 20-[Custom_Code]
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Sedation Continuum
Indications for Sedation and Analgesia
Levels of Sedation
Legal and Ethical Considerations Related to Administration of Moderate Sedation
Review
Summary
Section 3: Medications
Drug Selection and Considerations
Benzodiazepines
Flumazenil
Opioids
Naloxone
Propofol
Ketamine
Review
Summary
Section 4: Pre-Procedural Assessment
Purpose
Nursing History
ASA Classification
Assessment
Assessing Level of Consciousness
Baseline Aldrete Score
Fasting
Equipment Preparation
Informed Consent
Review
Summary
Section 5: Nursing Responsibilities During and After Sedation
Patient Monitoring
Monitoring Level of Consciousness
Monitoring Ventilation and Oxygenation
Hemodynamic Monitoring
Post-sedation Monitoring
Discharge Criteria
Discharge Instruction and Education
Review
Summary
Section 6: Moderate Sedation in Older Adults and Pediatric Patients
Older Adults
Pediatric Patients
Summary
Section 7: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributors
References
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Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN, has extensive experience across a wide spectrum of healthcare settings including: rural and urban acute care hospitals, public health, ambulatory surgery, higher education, and commercial healthcare learning organizations. Her roles have included: medical/surgical, ED, and OR staff and charge nurse; Director of School Health Services/school nurse; Public Health Epidemiology and Bioterrorism Preparedness Specialist; Infection control practitioner; Quality Management Specialist; Organizational Development Specialist; and Educator. Prior to joining Relias as a SME writer, she provided healthcare learning and development consultation to Swank Healthcare and was the Director of Education Services for Health.edu, a division of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Rebecca earned a diploma in nursing from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Lubbock, Texas and an MBA from Wayland Baptist University. Disclosure: Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.