This customizable document, Assessment Prior to Induction of Anesthesia/Sedation, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Outpatient Surgery and Ambulatory Services 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 Assessment Prior to Induction of Anesthesia/Sedation:

	PURPOSE: The purpose of this policy is to provide optimum patient care through a comprehensive preanesthesia evaluation, ensuring that the patient is hemodynamically stable to receive administration of anesthetic agents. POLICY: It is the policy of the Anesthesia Department to reassess all patients immediately before the delivery of anesthetic agents. All patients will also have a preanesthesia evaluation prior to a surgical and/or invasive procedure in those instances where anesthesia services are requested. PROCEDURE: The patient will be evaluated by the anesthesiologist/anesthetist...
Second excerpt:
	...statistics shall be reassessed immediately prior to induction and documented as the first recording of blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate and temperature on the Anesthesia Record. Status of the patient's airway and response to pre-procedure medications should also be assessed. Further assessment may be performed at this time according to medical staff policy and the needs of the patient. Documentation of above noted evaluations/re-evaluations is required by the...