title: Monitoring i.v. conscious sedation, the legal scope of practice.
abstract: Registered nurses who are not CRNAs and are undertaking the administration and/or monitoring of patients receiving IV conscious sedation should consult their state board of nursing, undertake and document the additional education or training to monitor IV conscious sedation patients safety and document the successful achievement of competency in these services, and work with nursing, surgery, and anesthesia staff members to develop written protocols and policies. Written policies must include the provisions, if any, as prescribed by the state's board of nursing. The provisions of other state boards of nursing could be considered for possible inclusion. Policies should reflect nursing practice as described in the professional literature. Professional association position statements, such as those issued by the ANA and endorsed by AORN and other specialty associations and those issued by AANA, should be consulted. AORN's "Recommended practices for monitoring patients receiving intravenous conscious sedation" in the 1993 edition of AORN Standards and Recommended Practices for Perioperative Nursing should be incorporated into the institution policy as appropriate.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000451:nursing; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives