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Here is some sample content from Sedation:

	PURPOSE: To provide guidelines for patient management of all procedures requiring the use of sedation throughout the facility. DEFINITION: Sedation is produced by the administration of pharmacologic agents. The patient under sedation has a depressed level of consciousness, but retains the ability to maintain a patent airway independently and continuously, and respond purposefully to physical stimulation and/or command. The following are definitions for the four 4 levels of sedation and anesthesia: Minimal sedation anxiolysis: A drug-induced state during which patients respond normally to...
Second excerpt:
	...sedation and anesthesia, and administering the sedation/ anesthesia. The LIP administering moderate sedation must have the appropriate privileges and be qualified to rescue patients from deep sedation, and must be competent to manage a compromised airway and to provide adequate oxygenation and ventilation. The LIP administering deep sedation must have the appropriate privileges and be qualified to rescue patients from general anesthesia, and must be competent to manage an unstable...