Basic Guide to Dental Sedation Nursing, 2nd Edition
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Description
Basic Guide to Dental Sedation Nursing offers a complete resource for information about dental sedation nursing.
Updated to reflect the current National Examining Board of Dental Nurses (NEBDN) curriculum, the new edition provides essential information on the subject in an accessible format. The book starts by defining conscious sedation and discusses why dental sedation is used before moving on to discuss topics such as the medico-legal aspects, the dental nurse’s role, equipment, patient selection, types of sedation, medical emergencies, and anatomy.
- Presents essential evidence-based information on dental sedation nursing
- Reflects the current NEBDN curriculum
- Supported by images to demonstrate the concepts discussed
Basic Guide to Dental Sedation Nursing is a useful manual for sedation nurses undertaking any of the NEBDN sedation qualifications, including the NEBDN Diploma in Dental Nursing, City and Guilds or CACHE Dental Nursing qualifications, as well as for dental hygienists and therapists.
Table of contents
How to use this book vii
Acknowledgements ix
1 Introduction 1
Definition of conscious sedation 1
Why dental sedation is used 2
Bibliography 4
2 Medico-legal aspects of dental sedation 5
Introduction 5
Recommendations currently in place when providing dental sedation 7
Medico-legal considerations when providing dental sedation 11
Bibliography 18
3 Role of the dental nurse and equipment 19
Introduction 19
Role of the dental nurse 19
Intravenous sedation 21
Inhalation sedation 39
Oral sedation 42
Transmucosal (off-licence) sedation 45
Note 45
Clinical monitoring and equipment used 45
Conclusion 51
Bibliography 62
4 Patient selection 63
Introduction 63
The assessment appointment 63
Medical history 64
Physical examination 64
Dental history 65
Social history 67
Conclusion 67
Bibliography 67
5 Types of sedation 68
Introduction 68
Intravenous sedation 69
Inhalation sedation 82
Oral sedation 109
Bibliography 113
6 Medical emergencies 114
Introduction 114
Prevention of medical emergencies 114
Legal aspects dealing with medical emergencies 116
Dealing with medical emergencies 116
Common medical emergencies 125
Signs and symptoms of medical emergencies 126
Medical emergencies 126
Cardiac emergencies 130
Choking and aspiration 135
Epilepsy 137
Hypoglycaemia 139
Fainting/syncope 140
Note 141
Airway control and ventilation 141
Conclusion 149
Bibliography 153
7 Essential anatomy 155
Introduction 155
The blood 155
The heart 158
The respiratory system 160
The dorsum of the hand and the antecubital fossa 169
Bibliography 172
Index 173
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