This customizable document, Capnography, is taken from MCN Healthcare's Anesthesia Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry's leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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Here is some sample content from Capnography:

	DEFINITION: Capnography indicates how much CO2 is being eliminated from the lungs by measuring exhaled CO2. For ventilated patients the CO2 measurement should take place within the endotracheal tube, and for non-intubated patients the measurement should take place near the mouth or nares. Capnograph uses one of two types of analyzers: Mainstream units are used only on intubated patients and have an analyzer connected to a endotracheal tube for real-time monitoring of CO2 concentrations. Sidestream units may be used on nonintubated patients and intubated patients using a sampling pump...
Second excerpt:
	...The CO2 measurement should take place near the mouth or nares. Record the results: Fast - Speed:Provides a real time display of the carbon dioxide waveform on a breath-by-breath basis Slow - Speed:Allow for trending over defined time periods Report results to the patient's physician; follow physician's orders as applicable. Document results in the patient's medical record. Clean the monitor per manufacturer's instructions. For capnographers used for intubated patients the sensor...