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Moderate Sedation Exam Questions
Correct Verified Answers (A+ Pass)
T/F nurses can give propofol for moderate sedation - ✔✔false
T/F nurses can give ketamine for moderate sedation - ✔✔false
T/F nurses can give etomidate for moderate sedation - ✔✔false
Examples of ________ __________ a nurse must be able to recognize
- snoring
-rocking motion of chest and abd
-capnography - ✔✔airway obstruction
What is something a patient may have that the nurse would identify as a potentially difficult airway -
✔✔obstructive sleep apnea
what score needs to be completed prior to discharging a patient after moderate sedation? - ✔✔Aldrete
score
T/F: pts classified as ASA I, ASA II, and medically stable ASA III are candidates for RN-administered
moderate sedation - ✔✔True
what is something that might affect a patients Mallampati score resulting in a difficult airway - ✔✔Neck
Mass
Fasting recommendations:
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clear liquids _____ hours - ✔✔2
Fasting recommendations:
breast milk _______ hours - ✔✔4
Fasting recommendations:
infant formula _______ hours - ✔✔6
Fasting recommendations:
solids (light meal) _____ hours - ✔✔6
Fasting recommendations:
fried or fatty foods ______ hours - ✔✔8
if a patient responds normally to verbal commands, this is considered what kind of sedation? -
✔✔minimal
if a patient responds purposefully to repeated or painful stimuli, this is considered what kind of
sedation? - ✔✔Deep
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Moderate Sedation Exam Questions
Correct Verified Answers (A+ Pass)
T/F nurses can give propofol for moderate sedation - ✔✔false
T/F nurses can give ketamine for moderate sedation - ✔✔false
T/F nurses can give etomidate for moderate sedation - ✔✔false
Examples of ________ __________ a nurse must be able to recognize
- snoring
-rocking motion of chest and abd
-capnography - ✔✔airway obstruction
What is something a patient may have that the nurse would identify as a potentially difficult airway -
✔✔obstructive sleep apnea
what score needs to be completed prior to discharging a patient after moderate sedation? - ✔✔Aldrete
score
T/F: pts classified as ASA I, ASA II, and medically stable ASA III are candidates for RN-administered
moderate sedation - ✔✔True
what is something that might affect a patients Mallampati score resulting in a difficult airway - ✔✔Neck
Mass
Fasting recommendations:
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clear liquids _____ hours - ✔✔2
Fasting recommendations:
breast milk _______ hours - ✔✔4
Fasting recommendations:
infant formula _______ hours - ✔✔6
Fasting recommendations:
solids (light meal) _____ hours - ✔✔6
Fasting recommendations:
fried or fatty foods ______ hours - ✔✔8
if a patient responds normally to verbal commands, this is considered what kind of sedation? -
✔✔minimal
if a patient responds purposefully to repeated or painful stimuli, this is considered what kind of
sedation? - ✔✔Deep
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
