Sedation nurse acting as tech too...

I had an issue with this a few months ago. A physician scheduled a scope on a Saturday( a whole other issue in itself). I notified my CNO, so she would know why we were there on the weekend. I received a call from "upper management" saying that only 1 nurse needed to come in. I stood my ground and told them "absolutely not," that it was not safe. I did find my hospital's policy re: GI procedures and it states the RNs sole duty is to monitor the patient and the LPN/tech assists the physician. Hope that answered your question.