Moderate SedationAnalgesia &ndash Core Competencies for Practice (Catlett, VA)

Moderate SedationAnalgesia &ndash Core Competencies for Practice

Local pick-up preferred (please call first) but will ship at the buyer s expenseKingston Books 15 IMG_7453Author Michael KostPublisher SaundersIllustrated Charts TablesNote Learner Self Assessment and Post-Test Questions are found at the end of each chapterContents by Chapter (in brief)Unit One PREPROCEDURAL PATIEND CARE CHAPTER 1. Goals Definitions Practice Standards and Guidelines ..1 CHAPTER 2. Presedation Assessnment and Patient Selection ..21Unit Two PROCEDURAL PATIENT CARE CHAPTER 3. Pharmacologic Concepts ..70 CHAPTER 4. Sedation Analgesia Medication and Techniques of Administration ..81 CHAPTER 5. Sedation Analgesia Pharmacologic Profile ..99 CHAPTER 6. Procedural Patient Monitring ..127 CHAPTER 7. Airway Management and Management of Respiratory Complications ..164 CHAPTER 8. Intravenous Insertion Techniques Intravenous Solutions ..185 CHAPTER 9. Geriatric Patient Care ..201 CHAPTER 10. Pediatric Patient Care ..209Unit Three POSTSEDATION PTIENT CARE CHAPTER 11. Postsedation Patient Care Monitoring and Discharge Criteria ..241 CHAPTER 12. Risk Management Strategies ..258 APPENDICES APPENDIX A Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists ..279 APPENDIX BJCAHO Standards for Operative or Other High-Risk Procedures and or the Administration of Moderate or Deep Sedation or Anesthesia ..295APPENDIX CEndorsement of Position Statement on the role of the Registered Nurse (RN) in the Management of Patients Receiving IV Conscious Sedation for Short-Term Theraputic Diagnostic or Surgical Procedures ..297APPENDIX DClinical Competencies for Sedation Analgesia ..299APPENDIX EAmerican Association of Nurse Anesthetists Latex Allergy Protocol ..305APPENDIX FLearner Self-Assessment References ..309This 2nd edition focuses on the preprocedural procedural and postprocedural care of the moderately sedated patient. It is designed for any clinician involved in the administration of moderate sedation and written by a clinician involved in the practice on a daily basis. The primary focus of this new edition is to provide all the content and tools necessary to demonstrate competency in moderate sedation analgesia.Includes a greater focus on the core competencies necessary for clinical practice. Concept Checks are integrated throughout to help the learner assess the mastering of the content presented. Includes the recommended standards of practice from the ANA AORN American Academy of Pediatrics and JCAHO s Sample Policies & Procedures. Contains sample clinical competencies for moderate sedation so the book can be used as a study guide and measurement tool. Incorporates throughout important information on the specific moderate sedation parameters of the pediatric and geriatric patients addressing preprocedural assessment physiologic variations pharmacologic considerations and sedative techniques. Includes a comprehensive pharmacologic profile of each medication used in the moderate sedation practice setting. Follows a recommended core curriculum format but each idea and concept are discussed in detail. Increased integration of actual Clinical Scenarios facilitates the application of content knowledge and utilization of critical thinking skills. Integration of herbal preparations and their impact on pre-sedation care. Latest JCAHO Sedation Anesthesia Guidelines (2004) incorporated throughout. A larger trim size (8.5 x 11) provides more of a manual feel and allows the reader to make notes and work through various tools throughout the book Paperback 334 pages ISBN 0-7216-0324-6