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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?
What Is a Saline Lock IV and When Is It Used?
What Is a Bougie in Medical Airway Management?
What Is the Success Rate of Radiofrequency Ablation?
Is Conscious Sedation Scary? The Patient Experience
How Long Does It Take to Come Out of Sedation?
How Long Does It Take to Come Off Sedation in ICU?
How Long Can You Be Sedated in the ICU?
What Is an IV Push and When Is It Used?
What Is Oral Sedation? How It Works and What to Expect
How Does a Balloon Catheter Work?
What Kind of Anesthesia Is Used for a Colonoscopy?
What Does It Mean to Be Sedated in ICU?
What Is Nasogastric Feeding and How Does It Work?
What Is the Definition of Intubation?
What Gauge Is a Central Line? Catheter Sizes Explained
What Is an Insufflator and How Does It Work?
What Kind of Sedation Is Used for Spinal Injections?
What Is Intravenous Sedation and How Does It Work?
How Is a PICC Line Inserted? The Step-by-Step Process
Why Can’t You Eat or Drink Before Anesthesia?
What Is an IV Bolus? Meaning, Uses, and Risks
What Is an LMA? Uses, Types, and Side Effects
Is a Tracheostomy Permanent or Temporary?
Does Sedation Put You to Sleep? Not Exactly
How Long Does It Take to Put a PICC Line In?
How Long Can Someone Be in a Medically Induced Coma?
What Does a Tracheostomy Look Like?
How Long Does a Pudendal Nerve Block Last?
What Is the Best Position for Paracentesis?