[nursefischer]

Hi all,
We are changing the way we manage procedural sedation at our hospital. As the clinical liaison for the Burn Center I have been involved in the process of revamping the policy as well as deciding how to implement it in the burn center. Just wondering how other folks do it.
For example, if a burn patient is having a dressing change and is given pain and sedation meds does one nurse focus on that while other nurses are doing the actual bath, dressing changes, central line dressings, etc?

Thanks.

[Jessy_RN]

Hello and welcome to the family of allnurses. Enjoy your stay and good luck!

[buffyohara]

I give sedation in Interventional Radiology, and our protocol specifies that the RN providing sedation moniters the patient and has no other duties. I have seen this wording used in texts and articles, so it is probably a standard of care.