Patient Safety Tool: AANA's Conscious Sedation Brochure

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists offers a free, downloadable brochure for patients which provides answers to questions about conscious sedation.

 

The brochure, titled "Conscious Sedation: What Patients Should Expect," answers questions including:

  • What is conscious sedation?
  • When is conscious sedation administered?
  • Who can administer conscious sedation?
  • What the side effects of conscious sedation?

 

The brochure also provides a list of questions patients should ask about conscious sedation prior to their procedure.

 

Download the AANA brochure on conscious sedation (pdf) for use in your facility.

 

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AMA's Medication Safety Checklist

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