New rules impact sedation and anesthesia care, Part 2.
In Part 1, the author explained the four new definitions that are changing the Joint Commission's sedation and anesthesia standards: minimum sedation, moderate sedation/analgesia, deep sedation/analgesia, and anesthesia. Part 2 explains how these definitions will impact the delivery of care in your units.
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Standards Interpretation Group, JCAHO, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., USA.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States