Moderate procedural sedation and analgesia : question and answer approach / Michael Kost, DNP, CRNA, CHSE, Director, Healthcare Simulation, Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelpha, Pennsyvania, Director, Frank J. Tornetta School of Ansthesia, Einstein MEdical Center, Montgomery, East Norriton, Pennsylvania, Associate Clincal Professor, La Salle University School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylania.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Scope of practice and legal and regulatory considerations for the sedation provider -- Presedation assessment and patient selection -- Basic pharmacologic concepts for sedation clinical practice -- Pharmacology of moderate procedural sedation and analgesic agents and techniques of administration -- Sedation-analgesia pharmacological profile -- The effects of hypnotic suggestions in sedation and anesthesia -- Airway management strategies for the sedation provider -- Sedation monitoring modalities -- Intraveneous insertion techniques and procedural fluid selection -- Sedation considerations for the geriatric patient -- Sedation considerations for the pediatric patient -- Postsedation patient care -- Sedation simulation: design and risk management strategies -- Care of the moderate procedural sedation and analgesia patient: unfolding clinical case study