The nurse notes that a client is scheduled to receive conscious sedation for a surgical procedure. What should the nurse review prior to preparing the client for this type of anesthesia?
1. Adverse effects
2. Reversal agents
3. State nurse practice act
4. Assignment of a student nurse
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Rationale 1: Adverse effects of the sedation would be addressed by the anesthesiologist.
Rationale 2: Reversal agents would be appropriate once the sedation has been provided.
Rationale 3: Nurses who administer conscious sedation must function within the standard of practice and be allowed to administer conscious sedation according to the Nurse Practice Act in the state in which they are practicing.
Rationale 4: At no time are student nurses allowed to administer conscious sedation.
Global Rationale: Nurses who administer conscious sedation must function within the standard of practice and be allowed to administer conscious sedation according to the Nurse Practice Act in the state in which they are practicing. Adverse effects of the sedation would be addressed by the anesthesiologist. Reversal agents would be appropriate once the sedation has been provided. At no time are student nurses allowed to administer conscious sedation.
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