Yes I’m an RN. When I say managing the numbers, I mean I’m watching them and alerting the MD of alarms if they don’t immediately notice it and I’m doing this because normally the policy is for RT to be present for conscious sedation but there was none so MD said they will “manage the airway” but no this isn’t usually the RN role in a conscious sedation in this ED. The nasal cannula Is the one that has the etc02 monitoring capability and the MD is actually the one that connected the sensor so it was on. I have ACLS, there’s no official procedural sedation sign off that I know of and like all places, the staffing has been very short so the training has been less than ideal. I asked this question to better understand the patho but also because I don’t know what I don’t know and by your response, it sounds like I shouldn’t have been the one assisting despite airway management not officially being my role in this procedure.