{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} The Influence of Age on Propofol Dosing Requirements During Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department

Activity Steps

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Recognize the background information the authors considered when planning this study examining the effect age might have on propofol dosing for procedural sedation.
  2. Identify the most common indication for procedural sedation with propofol among the study population.
  3. Choose the results of the study that compared the propofol dosing requirements for procedural sedation of the two age groups.
  4. Select the results of the study that compared the adverse effects of propofol in the two age groups.

Learning Outcomes

Seventy-five percent of participants will demonstrate knowledge of a study conducted to ascertain the effect age might have on the propofol dose required during procedural sedation in the emergency department by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.
Price: $24.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.5 CH / 1.5 APH
  • DC - BON 2.5 CH
  • FL - BON 2.5 CH
  • GA - BON 2.5 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.

Awarded Advanced Pharmacology Hours







Test Code: AENJ1021A
Published: Oct/Dec 2021
Expires: 12/6/2024
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Maegan E. Wells, PharmD, BCPS; Ryan M. Barnes, DO; Jeffrey Caporossi, MD; Kyle A. Weant, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCP