Yaney L L
South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
J Intraven Nurs. 1998 Jan-Feb;21(1):9-19.
Nurses with proper additional training can safely assist in the care of patients receiving intravenous conscious sedation for a variety of procedures. Sedation exists along a continuum, with subtle differences between lighter and deeper levels of sedation. The primary goal of conscious sedation is to achieve a minimally sedated patient with intact protective airway reflexes. Pharmacologic agents may provide anxiolysis, amnesia, sedation, or analgesia. Legal considerations, policy development, and educational requirements for nurses choosing to practice in this expanded role are examined.
经过适当额外培训的护士能够安全地协助护理因各种手术而接受静脉清醒镇静的患者。镇静处于一个连续体中，浅度和深度镇静水平之间存在细微差异。清醒镇静的主要目标是使患者达到最低程度的镇静状态，同时保持气道保护性反射完好。药物制剂可提供抗焦虑、失忆、镇静或镇痛作用。本文探讨了选择在这一扩展角色中执业的护士的法律考量、政策制定和教育要求。
