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ED Nurses Can Give Sedation Safely (CME/CE)

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    (MedPage Today) -- Nurses with special training in emergency medical care administered sedation safely with ketamine during a variety of procedures, a study in rural Uganda found..

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    Default Re: ED Nurses Can Give Sedation Safely (CME/CE)

    not all ED's even allow emergency physicians to use ketamine... anesthesia turf war/political issue. grrrr.....
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