Meet Cathy
She’s an endoscopy technician with over 30 years of experience. She loves her job, but not the pain and injuries that come along with it.
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Topics: colonoscopy, nurse injury, difficult colonoscopy, abdominal pressure colonoscopy, endoscopy nursing, safe patient handling, patient, nursing, endoscopy, nurse
Why would you have a sedation-free colonoscopy, when the norm is sleeping through the procedure and having no recollection of it?
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Topics: gastroenterologist, patient experience, hospital costs, colorectal cancer, CRC, endoscopist, endoscopy nursing, GI nursing, patient safety, Propofol for colonoscopy, Deep sedation, Propofol, polyp, adenoma, screening, patient, endocopy, nurse
Nurses who handle patients on a regular basis are likely to get injured, sooner or later. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, nursing has the highest rate of nonfatal occupational injuries of any profession, (yes, even higher than construction workers or factory employees), and an American Nursing Association survey revealed that 62 percent of nurses indicated that the risk of developing a disabling musculoskeletal disorder was a top health and safety concern.
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Topics: endoscopy nursing, GI nursing, looping in colonoscopy, healthcare costs, patient safety, safe patient handling, patient, nurse injury, hospital costs, patient experience
Does FIT Measure up to Colonoscopy?
How do fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) stack up to colonoscopy, the gold standard for colon cancer screening? Admittedly, FIT might sound pretty good—no special diet, no colonoscopy prep, no hospital gown. But everything that shines is not gold.
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Topics: endoscopy, patient, colonoscopy, colon cancer, FIT, screening, adenoma, polyp
In terms of quality, safety, and patient satisfaction, screening colonoscopies performed by nurse practitioners (NPs) are equivalent to those of physicians, according to the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Given proper training, NPs could improve the sub-par colorectal cancer screening compliance rates in the United States with procedures that cost less and are equally safe and effective.
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Topics: endoscopy, nurse, nursing, patient, colonoscopy, colon cancer
There’s a saying about nurses: Save one life, you’re a hero. Save 100, and you’re a nurse. Nurses are a dedicated bunch, routinely sacrificing their safety for that of their patients. Most have impacted thousands of lives.
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