Moderate Sedation Quiz & Answers 100% Correct!

The nurse is educating a 36 y/o pt who will be receiving moderate conscious sedation (MCS). The nurse explains to the patient that - ANSWERSshe will be able to respond verbally to requests while under sedation the charge nurse is explaining to a group of new nurses that one of the goals of MCS is - ANSWERSfor the patient to return more quickly to his/her baseline neurologic status MCS can be a good alternative to general anesthesia because - ANSWERSit is designed to prevent deep sedation the nurse is caring for a 52 y/o man who is receiving MCS. The nurse is certain to monitor the patient for all of the following except - ANSWERSabnormal blood glucose values (low BP, abnormal HR, abnormal heart rhythm) the nurse is starting her shift, and learns that she will be caring for and monitoring a 70 y/o man who will be receiving MCS. The nurse remembers to gather the following: - ANSWERSa pulse oximeter after caring for and monitoring a pt who received MCS, the post-procedural documentation includes - ANSWERSthe patient's tolerance of the procedure the nurse is monitoring a patient during her recovery period after MCS. The nurse is aware that - ANSWERSmonitoring the patient's BP is important during this time the charge nurse explains to a new nurse, who will be caring for and monitoring a pt receiving MCS, the pts undergoing MCS cannot respond to verbal commands, true or false? - ANSWERSfalse the nurse caring for a patient who is receiving MCS measures the patients BP every... - ANSWERS5-10 minutes according to facility protocol and the patient condition the nurse is preparing a patient for MCS and makes certain to - ANSWERSobtain baseline VS prior to caring for and monitoring a pt who will receive MCS, the nurse is aware that it is always critical for the following to be available during the procedure - ANSWERSsupplemental oxygen supplies the nurse is preparing a patient for MCS, and instructs the pt to do the following for at least 6 hours prior to the procedure - ANSWERSavoid solid food the nurse is educating a patient about MCS, and explains the medication will - ANSWERSmake the patient feel relaxed and sleepy, but that the pt will not lose