Pediatric Intravenous Medication Administration in the Emergency Department, Part 3: Rip Van Winkle ’s Approach to Pediatric Procedural Sedation

Emergency nurses are frequently asked to assist in procedural sedation for pediatric patients in the emergency department. A typical ED shift may include a 2-year-old child in need of chin laceration repair. The same nurse may be assigned a crying, frightened, 6-year-old child with an arm injury who is in need of a fracture splint and manipulation, while a scared 15-year-old boy with a spontaneous pneumothorax may require a chest tube insertion. Later in the evening a 13-year-old may require significant burn management in the emergency department.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Normandin and Benotti Source Type: research