The nurse is participating in the administration of conscious sedation medication to a patient. Which of the following training should the nurse have received prior to administering this medication?
1. basic cardiac life support
2. monitoring respiration and oxygenation with conscious sedation
3. first aid
4. triaging patients
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Rationale: Nurses must be specifically trained in the care of a patient receiving conscious sedation and have a working knowledge of the legal liability of administering conscious sedation. The high acuity nurse who administers medications for procedural sedation must have an understanding of the principles of respiratory physiology and will be required to monitor oxygenation and ventilation. Basic cardiac life support is a requirement of all health care providers. First aid is not necessarily needed prior to administering conscious sedation. Triaging patients is not a skill needed prior to administering conscious sedation.
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