MODERATE SEDATION (SST) QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
How long should outpatient's remain in post-sedation recovery after receiving reversal
medications? - Answers - 2 hours for Naloxone and 3 hours for Flumazenil.
Which of the following are considered basic airway management skills essential to the
practice of moderate sedation? - Answers - Chin lift
Jaw Thrust
Insertion of oral airway
Positive Pressure Ventilation with bag and mask
All of the above (correct)
Prior to undergoing moderate sedation the adult patient should have had - Answers -
Nothing to eat for 8 hours
The most appropriate pharmacologic reversal regimen for a patient with respiratory
depression following administration of Midazolam is - Answers - Flumazenil 0.2 mg IV
every one minute
A "time out" does not need to be repeated if another provider joins the procedure half
way through - Answers - True or False
False (correct)
Patients undergoing procedures using moderate sedation shall be monitored: - Answers
- Prior to administering the sedation/analgesia drugs, during the procedure, and after
the procedure until their vital signs return to baseline
Adult patient had apple juice 3 hours ago. You should - Answers - Proceed with the
procedure
When is a "time out" conducted? - Answers - Immediately before the procedure with all
the procedural team
I know where the Ambu bags, masks, oral and nasal airways are kept in my area -
Answers - True
What two systems are used to define Moderate Sedation? - Answers - Respiratory and
Mental Status
VERIFIED ANSWERS
How long should outpatient's remain in post-sedation recovery after receiving reversal
medications? - Answers - 2 hours for Naloxone and 3 hours for Flumazenil.
Which of the following are considered basic airway management skills essential to the
practice of moderate sedation? - Answers - Chin lift
Jaw Thrust
Insertion of oral airway
Positive Pressure Ventilation with bag and mask
All of the above (correct)
Prior to undergoing moderate sedation the adult patient should have had - Answers -
Nothing to eat for 8 hours
The most appropriate pharmacologic reversal regimen for a patient with respiratory
depression following administration of Midazolam is - Answers - Flumazenil 0.2 mg IV
every one minute
A "time out" does not need to be repeated if another provider joins the procedure half
way through - Answers - True or False
False (correct)
Patients undergoing procedures using moderate sedation shall be monitored: - Answers
- Prior to administering the sedation/analgesia drugs, during the procedure, and after
the procedure until their vital signs return to baseline
Adult patient had apple juice 3 hours ago. You should - Answers - Proceed with the
procedure
When is a "time out" conducted? - Answers - Immediately before the procedure with all
the procedural team
I know where the Ambu bags, masks, oral and nasal airways are kept in my area -
Answers - True
What two systems are used to define Moderate Sedation? - Answers - Respiratory and
Mental Status
