Procedural Sedation and Analgesia

Activity Summary

With the accelerated development of more complex procedures performed in procedural areas, there is increasing demand for nurse-administered procedural sedation. This intermediate session reviews priorities of nursing care in all phases of procedural areas, from presedation assessment, periprocedural medication administration and monitoring, postprocedural care and discharge criteria. Regulatory requirements are reviewed and case studies of complications and adverse events are described.

Objectives

Describe levels of sedation along the sedation continuum.
Discuss patient monitoring requirements during procedural sedation and analgesia.
Identify two to three potential adverse events associated with procedural sedation.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity. Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.