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Procedural Sedation Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
What is Procedural Sedation? - ✔✔Procedural Sedation is defined as the technique of administering
sedatives or dissociative agents with or without analgesics to induce a state that allows the patient to
tolerate unpleasant procedures while maintaining cardiorespiratory function. (Proc Sed Consensus
Statement 2008).
No one way is the best way to administer procedural sedation
What is the policy scope for MHS procedural sedation? - ✔✔Applies to all locations in MHS where
procedural sedation may be administered including but not limited to:
Emergency Department
Critical Care Unit (ICU)
Special procedure areas
Endoscopy suites
Interventional Radiology
Cardiac Cath Lab
Radiation Oncology
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Does NOT apply to:
• Operating Rooms
• Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
• Patients undergoing anesthesia for surgical procedures
• Patients under long-term sedation • Patients undergoing intubation
either electively or emergently
• Deemed emergency by treating provider
• Minimal sedation("anxiolysis")
Examples of procedural sedation performed at MHS: - ✔✔Endoscopic Exams
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardioversion
Foreign Body Removal
Complex Laceration Repair
Fracture Reduction
Diagnostic Procedures (CT/MRI)
Central Line Placements
NOT examples of procedural sedation performed at MHS: - ✔✔• Pre-op Meds
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• Patient controlled analgesia
• Post op or labor analgesia
• Sedation in the ICU for intubated patients
• Drug or alcohol withdrawal • Treatment of seizures
How many levels of sedation are there overall? - ✔✔4
Minimal sedation
Moderate sedation
Deep sedation
Anesthesia
What levels of sedation are within the scope of procedural sedation? - ✔✔Moderate and deep
Moderate sedation: - ✔✔- A drug induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond
purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation.
- Any sedation that results in a lesser level of awareness will be considered deep sedation.•No
intervention needed to maintain a patent airway and spontaneous ventilation is adequate.
- Cardiovascular function is usually
maintained
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Emily Charlene
Lead Athor
©All Rights Reserved, 2025
Procedural Sedation Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
What is Procedural Sedation? - ✔✔Procedural Sedation is defined as the technique of administering
sedatives or dissociative agents with or without analgesics to induce a state that allows the patient to
tolerate unpleasant procedures while maintaining cardiorespiratory function. (Proc Sed Consensus
Statement 2008).
No one way is the best way to administer procedural sedation
What is the policy scope for MHS procedural sedation? - ✔✔Applies to all locations in MHS where
procedural sedation may be administered including but not limited to:
Emergency Department
Critical Care Unit (ICU)
Special procedure areas
Endoscopy suites
Interventional Radiology
Cardiac Cath Lab
Radiation Oncology
X
Emily Charlene
Lead Athor
©All Rights Reserved, 2025
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Does NOT apply to:
• Operating Rooms
• Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
• Patients undergoing anesthesia for surgical procedures
• Patients under long-term sedation • Patients undergoing intubation
either electively or emergently
• Deemed emergency by treating provider
• Minimal sedation("anxiolysis")
Examples of procedural sedation performed at MHS: - ✔✔Endoscopic Exams
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardioversion
Foreign Body Removal
Complex Laceration Repair
Fracture Reduction
Diagnostic Procedures (CT/MRI)
Central Line Placements
NOT examples of procedural sedation performed at MHS: - ✔✔• Pre-op Meds
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Emily Charlene
Lead Athor
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• Patient controlled analgesia
• Post op or labor analgesia
• Sedation in the ICU for intubated patients
• Drug or alcohol withdrawal • Treatment of seizures
How many levels of sedation are there overall? - ✔✔4
Minimal sedation
Moderate sedation
Deep sedation
Anesthesia
What levels of sedation are within the scope of procedural sedation? - ✔✔Moderate and deep
Moderate sedation: - ✔✔- A drug induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond
purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation.
- Any sedation that results in a lesser level of awareness will be considered deep sedation.•No
intervention needed to maintain a patent airway and spontaneous ventilation is adequate.
- Cardiovascular function is usually
maintained
X
Emily Charlene
Lead Athor
©All Rights Reserved, 2025
