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CNE0120 - Moderate or Procedural Sedation: Patient Assessment and Monitoring

A course in the "Continuing Nursing Education Series" Library

Moderate, or procedural sedation is the condition produced by the administration of a drug or combination of drugs with the intent to sedate during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in a way that allows the patient to maintain protective reflexes such as the ability to swallow, gag, and cough, and remain responsive to verbal stimuli. The goal is to decrease anxiety and fear associated with a procedure, increase the pain threshold, and provide perioperative amnesia.