and professional resources to promote safe,
evidence-based sedation care and
exceptional patient outcomes.
Advancing Moderate Sedation Nursing
AAMSN supports nurses and clinicians through practical education, professional resources, advocacy, and a shared commitment to safer patient care.
Promoting Patient Safety
Advancing safe sedation practices and vigilant care for every patient.
Evidence-Based Education
Providing current, high-quality education and resources you can trust.
Professional Development
Supporting growth, career advancement, competency, and lifelong learning.
Advocacy & Leadership
Representing and strengthening the voice of moderate sedation nurses.
CSRN™ Recognition
Recognizing commitment to education, competency, and professional excellence.
Your Partner in Safer Sedation Care
From patient assessment and vigilant monitoring to recovery, discharge, continuing education, and professional support, AAMSN helps nurses stay connected to the knowledge and resources that strengthen practice.
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A Community Built Around Sedation Nursing
Connect with professionals who share a commitment to safe, evidence-based moderate sedation care. AAMSN brings education, professional development, clinical resources, and community into one professional home.
Knowledge, Community, and Clinical Vigilance
Patient Safety Is Our Priority
We promote safe sedation practices through vigilant monitoring, evidence-based standards, and a commitment to exceptional care.
A Community of Support & Growth
Connect with dedicated sedation nurses, expand your knowledge, share experience, and grow together as we elevate the standard of care.
Leading the Way in Sedation Care
Advancing professional excellence and supporting nurses across diverse procedural and clinical settings.
Our Position
AAMSN teaches that registered nurses trained and experienced in critical care, emergency, and/or peri-anesthesia specialty areas may be given responsibility for administration and maintenance of moderate or conscious sedation in the presence of, and by order of, a physician, consistent with applicable state law and facility policy.
The Registered Nurse
The registered nurse brings knowledge of the medications used and the clinical skills required to assess, interpret, monitor, recognize changes, and intervene when complications occur.
Patient Safety
When the RN is assigned to monitor a patient receiving sedation, patient observation must remain a primary responsibility, with sufficient additional personnel available when procedural complexity or patient condition requires it.
Join a professional community focused on advancing education, clinical judgment, advocacy, and patient safety in moderate sedation nursing.