Safe Administration of Moderate Sedation

Patient & Worker Safety Individuals eLearning Patient Care Moderate Sedation Ambulatory

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Maintain Patient Safety During Moderate Sedation

Strengthen your perioperative skills with this newly updated course that is designed to support registered nurses (RNs) who are new to providing moderate sedation. The course introduces the RN’s role in moderate sedation, covering topics such as preoperative assessment, the criteria for the eligible patient populations, medication administration, monitoring, and emergency preparedness. Through scenario-based learning, this course helps nurses develop the knowledge needed to administer moderate sedation in clinical settings.

The course reflects the latest AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice. With a focus on scenarios and reflections, it includes an AI avatar to guide the learner experience and streamlined content to meet the needs of busy perioperative RNs.

Lessons

  1. Introduction to Moderate Sedation
  2. Patient Selection and Pre-Procedural Guidelines
  3. Patient Physiologic Monitoring and Airway Considerations
  4. Medication Administration
  5. Emergency Preparedness and Safety for Moderate Sedation (Includes location-specific scenarios for learners to choose from: GI laboratory, ASC, and main OR)
  6. Post-Procedure Care and Discharge
  7. Special Populations
    • Pediatrics (optional lesson)
    • Care of the Older Adult (optional lesson)
    • Patients with Obesity

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, the learner will be able to: 
  1. Define the role of the procedural RN who provides care to a patient receiving moderate sedation. 
  2. Describe the distinct characteristics of mild, moderate, and deep sedation (anesthesia).
  3. List at least three guidelines and standards to follow when administering moderate sedation. 
  4. Identify moderate sedation considerations when caring for the pediatric and older adult patient. 
  5. Identify potential complications and the emergency responses to complications when administering moderate sedation.

Contact Hours

Participants receive 2.5 contact hours after completion of the course and evaluation.

AEU

This program is approved for up to 2.5 hours of AEUs and up to 0.0 hours of IPCH by BASC Provider #0102.

Course Access

The learner will have six months from the time of first course launch to complete the course.

Ready to Enroll?

This course is available for purchase by an individual learner or through a group education package for multiple learners. A group purchase of 3+ seats of this course, or any combination of ASC courses, is offered at a 20% discount off your entire invoice. Learn about group education packages.

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