Monitoring client during moderate sedation procedure

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A new nurse will be monitoring a client during a moderate sedation procedure for the first time, and is discussing this with the charge nurse. Which statement made by the newly graduated nurse will the charge nurse verify as accurate? "Cardiac monitoring is not needed because moderate sedation medications are not high-risk medications." "It is unnecessary to monitor both capnography and pulse oximetry; just one or the other is adequate." "As long as I am monitoring the client continuously, I do not need to chart vital signs during the procedure." "Complete vital signs should be charted at least every 5 minutes during the procedure."

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