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Monica Kelly

Monica Kelly, RN, is a procedural sedation nurse in a hospital interventional and endoscopy suite in Camden, Maine. She monitors sedated individuals through hundreds of endoscopies and minor surgical procedures each year, tracking vital signs and maintaining airway stability throughout each intervention. Her writing addresses procedural sedation and airway safety. Kelly entered the profession with an associate degree before graduating with a bachelor of science in nursing.

Is Propofol Safer Than General Anesthesia?Procedures
What Is a Saline Lock IV and When Is It Used?Procedures
What Is a Bougie in Medical Airway Management?Procedures
What Is the Success Rate of Radiofrequency Ablation?Procedures
Is Conscious Sedation Scary? The Patient Experience Procedures
How Long Does It Take to Come Out of Sedation?Procedures
How Long Does Propofol Take to Wear Off After a Colonoscopy?Drugs
How Long Does It Take to Come Off Sedation in ICU?Procedures
How Long Can a Patient Be NPO Safely?Healthcare
How Long Can You Be Sedated in the ICU?Procedures
What Is an IV Push and When Is It Used?Procedures
What Is Oral Sedation? How It Works and What to Expect Procedures
How Does a Balloon Catheter Work?Procedures
What Kind of Anesthesia Is Used for a Colonoscopy?Procedures
What Does It Mean to Be Sedated in ICU?Procedures
What Is Nasogastric Feeding and How Does It Work?Procedures
What Is the Definition of Intubation?Procedures
What Gauge Is a Central Line? Catheter Sizes Explained Procedures
What Drugs Are Used for Twilight Anesthesia?Drugs
What Is an Insufflator and How Does It Work?Procedures
How Fentanyl Is Used for Sedation in Medical Procedures Drugs
What Kind of Sedation Is Used for Spinal Injections?Procedures
What Is Intravenous Sedation and How Does It Work?Procedures
How Is a PICC Line Inserted? The Step-by-Step Process Procedures
Why Can’t You Eat or Drink Before Anesthesia?Procedures
What Is an IV Bolus? Meaning, Uses, and Risks Procedures
What Is an LMA? Uses, Types, and Side Effects Procedures
Is a Tracheostomy Permanent or Temporary?Procedures
Does Sedation Put You to Sleep? Not Exactly Procedures
How Long Does It Take to Put a PICC Line In?Procedures