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Kevin Stansbury
Kevin Stansbury, MBA, BSN, BS, RN, CEN, VA-BC, is a Registered Nurse with over 25 years’ experience in the medical field including critical care, emergency medicine, and infusion therapy. He is currently living and working in the Central Valley of California. Kevin is a 13-year veteran of the U.S. Army where he served as a combat medic and nurse. He received several military decorations during his tours in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, including an Army Achievement Medal, an Army Commendation Medal, and the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal. Kevin also received his Expert Field Medical Badge while serving two tours in Korea.
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Class Accreditation
All states recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours. This course is accredited by the following boards:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15467.
Provider approved by the Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, South Carolina, and West Virginia Boards of Nursing through CE Broker, CE Provider #: 50-13256.
What Others are Saying
| "I really like the relaxed learning atmosphere and that it is online allowing for breaks.
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| S.T. - TX |
| "I liked that I could do this on my own time, it was affordable, and it's like you are also in a CPR class." |
| B.S. RN - San Jose, CA |
| "I was very impressed with the class, information covered and content." |
| V.H. LPN Firth, NE |
| "I really liked the kvass video and information about prebiotics." |
| J.S. RN – Kettering, OH |
| "It allowed me to complete the course at my own pace. It allowed me to complete the test at my own pace and come back to the test as needed. " |
| S.S. LPN - Orlando, FL |
Moderate Sedation
Contact Hours: 1
Cost: $10.00
For a complete list of accreditations for this course, please see the accreditation information box below the author’s bio. All states recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours.
Moderate Sedation is an online continuing education course for nurses, medical healthcare providers, and interested individuals.
Moderate (conscious) sedation is a technique of administering sedatives or dissociative agents with or without analgesics to induce a depressed level of consciousness that allows a patient to undergo an unpleasant procedure but maintain cardio-respiratory functions. As minimally invasive and non-invasive procedures are performed increasingly outside of the operating room, moderate/conscious sedation is becoming commonplace in ambulatory surgery centers and office-based practices. The purpose of this course is to provide nurses and medical healthcare professionals with the knowledge and education required for safe medication delivery based on standardized operational guidelines. This course presents pre-procedure, intra-procedure and post-procedure assessment and monitoring, airway assessment, necessary equipment, drug and reversal medication used including doses, precautions and side effects, cardiac dysrhythmias recognition, as well preparation for an unexpected crisis.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course the user will be able to:
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Differentiate between levels of sedation/analgesia and general anesthesia.
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Identify medications used to achieve moderate sedation/analgesia and list the reversal agent for each where applicable.
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List the preprocedural, procedural and postprocedural nursing care of patients who receive moderate sedation/analgesia.
Curriculum
Chapter 1
Introduction to Moderate Sedation
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Introduction
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National Anesthesia Standards
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ENA ACEP Position Statements
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Sedation Continuum
Chapter 2
Medical Staff Responsibilities/Equipment
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Nursing Responsibilities
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Physician Responsibilities
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Equipment and Monitoring
Chapter 3
Pharmacology of Moderate Sedation
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Benzodiazepines
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Opioids
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Reversal Medications
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Nursing Considerations
Chapter 4
Guidelines for Nursing and Patients
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Mallampati Airway Classification System
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Emergency Interventions
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Respiratory Depression and Hypoventilation
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Discharge Criteria
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Summary