MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 1998 Mar-Apr;23(2):76-85; quiz 86. doi: 10.1097/00005721-199803000-00004.

Sedating and monitoring pediatric patients. Defining the nurse's responsibilities from preparation through recovery.

MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing

N Rayhorn

PMID: 9529870 DOI: 10.1097/00005721-199803000-00004

Abstract

Nurses play a vital role in ensuring the safety of children who receive sedative medications for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Established guidelines for providing care for this special population can be helpful in understanding how to fulfill this role. Nursing involvement in all phases of the sedation process not only promotes patient safety, but increases patient and family satisfaction.

Substances

• Hypnotics and Sedatives

MeSH terms

• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Conscious Sedation / nursing*
• Female
• Humans
• Hypnotics and Sedatives / therapeutic use*
• Infant
• Infant, Newborn
• Male
• Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
• Monitoring, Physiologic / nursing*
• Pediatric Nursing / standards*
• Practice Guidelines as Topic

Publication Types

• Journal Article
• Review