title: A new approach to assessment and documentation of conscious sedation during endoscopic examinations.
abstract: Assessment and documentation of patient responses to treatment and/or invasive procedures are important facets of nursing care. The purpose of this article is to describe a tool for assessing and quantifying a patient's response to sedation and tolerance of a specific diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedure. Use of the conscious sedation scale will allow the nurse to objectively measure the patient's outcome. This tool will also facilitate better patient care and documentation and substantiate nursing intervention.
authors.affiliation: Center for GI and Special Procedures, Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, CO 80524, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000451:nursing*; D004282:Documentation; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009737:Nursing Records; D010865:Pilot Projects