This course is available to purchase with or without continuing education credit.
Provide team members with important training in safe sedation at a moderate level that they can complete on their own time in their own spaces.
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5 CME
5 Nursing Credits
The American Society of Anesthesiologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Society of Anesthesiologist designates this enduring material activity for 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Criteria for successful completion of this program includes receiving an 85% or greater passing score and completing the program evaluation.
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify a high-risk patient
Differentiate deep sedation from moderate sedation
Assessing the patient for responsiveness, airway adequacy, ventilation, oxygenation, and circulation
Monitor effectively (including capnography)
Rescue a patient from deeper-than-intended sedation
Titrate sedatives and analgesics based on pharmacologic characteristics
Talmage Egan MD, Ken Johnson MD, Diane Tyler RN MS, Sean Runnels MD, James Agutter, M. Arch., Noah Syroid MS; David Martin MD, Charles Anderson MD, Grant Lynde MD, Mark Singleton MD, Steve Lindauer MD, Teodora Nicolescu MD