MODERATE SEDATION/ANALGESIA (PA) QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
When discharging a patient after moderate sedation, what information should be given
to the patient and the patient's caregiver? - Answers - Potential post-procedural
complications
Which is true of a pre-sedation plan? - Answers - It is planned or approved by a
licensed independent practitioner
Which is true regarding fasting prior to sedation? - Answers - Following the fasting
guidelines does not guarantee complete gastric emptying
For which types of sedation must the patient be monitored? - Answers - general
anesthesia, deep sedation, and moderate sedation
What is a feature of moderate sedation? - Answers - Heart function is usually
maintained
Which is an acceptable monitoring practice during moderate sedation? - Answers -
Heart rate and oxygenation are monitored by ECG and pule oximetry
What is a feature of minimal sedation? - Answers - The patient responds normally to
speech
Which statement is true regarding monitoring of patients receiving moderate sedation? -
Answers - Monitoring is important, as moderately sedated patients may progress to
deep sedation
Which of the following is true about a pre-sedation assessment? - Answers - It includes
a complete medical history
Providers who are qualified to administer moderate sedation must have the ability to: -
Answers - All of the above
Which best describes a moderately sedated patient? - Answers - Patients are generally
stable but may unexpectedly slip into a lighter or deeper state of sedation, possibly
without warning
What is the deepest form of sedation? - Answers - General anesthesia
What level of sedation is one step down (less sedated) on the continuum from general
anesthesia? - Answers - Deep sedation
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
When discharging a patient after moderate sedation, what information should be given
to the patient and the patient's caregiver? - Answers - Potential post-procedural
complications
Which is true of a pre-sedation plan? - Answers - It is planned or approved by a
licensed independent practitioner
Which is true regarding fasting prior to sedation? - Answers - Following the fasting
guidelines does not guarantee complete gastric emptying
For which types of sedation must the patient be monitored? - Answers - general
anesthesia, deep sedation, and moderate sedation
What is a feature of moderate sedation? - Answers - Heart function is usually
maintained
Which is an acceptable monitoring practice during moderate sedation? - Answers -
Heart rate and oxygenation are monitored by ECG and pule oximetry
What is a feature of minimal sedation? - Answers - The patient responds normally to
speech
Which statement is true regarding monitoring of patients receiving moderate sedation? -
Answers - Monitoring is important, as moderately sedated patients may progress to
deep sedation
Which of the following is true about a pre-sedation assessment? - Answers - It includes
a complete medical history
Providers who are qualified to administer moderate sedation must have the ability to: -
Answers - All of the above
Which best describes a moderately sedated patient? - Answers - Patients are generally
stable but may unexpectedly slip into a lighter or deeper state of sedation, possibly
without warning
What is the deepest form of sedation? - Answers - General anesthesia
What level of sedation is one step down (less sedated) on the continuum from general
anesthesia? - Answers - Deep sedation
