title: A nursing guide to conscious sedation. Clarification of current practice issues.
abstract: The practice of sedating patients for painful or constraining procedures has a long history and will continue to expand in the future. National standards guide the clinical management of all patients to achieve a standard of care for every CS experience. The JCAHO standards and professional organizational guidelines regarding CS should be reviewed. Development of comprehensive policy through a collaborative team approach is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Nurse Clinician Surgical Services, St. Joseph Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Landrum
mesh_terms: D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D014481:United States