Manual of Conscious Sedation

by Michael Kost

Paper Book, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

ISMC Library - WO 200 K86m 1998

Publication

Philadelphia : W. B. Saunders

ISBN

9780721671949

Description

For the first time, one source assembles all the guidance you need to provide effective nursing care for patients undergoing conscious sedation. This 1998 AJN Book of the Year offers you thorough discussions of preprocedural patient care, monitoring requirements, post procedural care, and much more. Continuing education contact hours are available through the Nursing Spectrum in association with this book.

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CONTENTS:
Goals, objectives, and legal scope of practice. Definition of Conscious Sedation ; Deep Sedation ; Syngerism ; Legal Scope of Practice ; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ; Professional Organizations -- Preprocedure assessment and patient selection. Preprocedure Assessment ; Patient Selection ; Medical History: Organ System Assessment ; Anesthesia and Surgical History ; Medication Evaluation ; Allergies ; Review of Laboratory Data ; Dentition ; Social History ; NPO Status ; Informed Consent ; ASA Risk-Classification System ; Preprocedure Patient Instruction -- Pharmacologic concepts. Pharmacokinetics ; Pharmacodynamics -- Airway management and management of respiratory complications. Anatomy ; Evaluation of the Airway ; Airway Management ; Emergency Airway Management ; Oxygen Delivery Devices -- Conscious sedation medication and techniques of administration. Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics ; Techniques of Administration -- Monitoring modalities. Electrocardiogram ; Blood Pressure Monitoring (Noninvasive) ; Pulse Oximetry ; Documentation and Record Keeping ; Conscious Sedation Flowsheet -- Specific patient populations: geriatrics and pediatrics. Geriatrics ; Pediatrics -- Intravenous insertion techniques. Principles of IV Therapy ; IV Insertion Techniques ; Complications of Intravenous Catheter Insertion ; Intravenous Fluids -- Locations and specific conscious sedation procedures. Radiology ; Contrast Media ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Operating Room ; Ambulatory Services ; Offices ; Pain Management Catner ; Bronchoscopy Suite ; Gastroenterology Suite ; Conscious Sedation Procedures -- Postprocedure monitoring and discharge criteria. Postprocedure Record ; Activity ; Postprocedure Follow-Up ; Summary` -- Effective risk-management strategies and implementation of a conscious sedation educational program. Development of a Risk-Management Strategy ; Implementation of a Conscious Sedation Educational Program.
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