Procedural Sedation Part 2

The Capnography: A Standard of Care for Procedural Sedation Monitoring continuing education activity has been planned and written for nurses and respiratory care professionals. It will focus on procedural sedation and how monitoring impacts patient safety. Specifically, the importance of monitoring during procedural sedation as well as the regulatory agency/guideline recommendations that guide monitoring will be discussed. How to recognize and respond to abnormal capnography waveforms during a procedure will also be detailed.