32623 Adult Procedural Conscious Sedation and Analgesia

Course overview

Discussion about adult procedural conscious sedation and analgesia. Topics include sedation at all levels of the continuum; optimal goals of sedation/analgesia; key components of managing pain, sedation, and safety during administration of sedation/analgesia; the roles and responsibilities of healthcare professionals that provide sedation or general anesthesia; key pharmacological agents involved in sedation/analgesia; nursing competency components for the registered nurse administering and monitoring sedation/analgesia; nursing indications during the three phases of conscious sedation/analgesia; considerations for sedating the elderly based on physiological differences; and how implicit bias may impact healthcare. Literature review supports continued updates to provision of adult procedural conscious sedation and analgesia. Clinical practice guidelines inform provision of conscious sedation and analgesia globally.