Manual of Conscious Sedation

Part I: Preprocedure Care of the Patient. Goals, Objectives and Legal Scope of Practice. Preprocedure Patient Assessment. Part II: Procedural Care of the Patient During Conscious Sedation. Introduction to Pharmacologic Concepts. Airway Management and Management of Respiratory Complications. Conscious Sedation Medications and Techniques of Administration. Monitoring Modalities. Specific Patient Populations. Principles of Intravenous Therapy. Locations and Specific Conscious Sedation Procedures. Part III: Postprocedure Care of the Patient. Postprocedure Monitoring and Discharge Planning. Implementation of Conscious Sedation Program. Appendix A: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations: Sample Policy and Procedure for Intravenous Conscious Sedation. Appendix B: AORN Recommended Practices for Managing the Patient Receiving Conscious Sedation/Analgesia. Appendix C: AANA Latex Allergy Protocol. Appendix D: Conscious Sedation Medications: Pharmacologic Profile. Appendix E: Advanced Cardiac Life Support Algorithms. Appendix F: AAP Committee on Pediatric Drugs Guidelines. Appendix G: Clinical Competencies for Conscious Sedation.