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1. Cleaning up poop

   maxm replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

   Get used to it...unless you take a desk job, you will still be cleaning up poop!!! and not just the physical stuff either...sometimes I think that is easier to clean up than the other. cleaning up poop gives you an excellent opportunity to chat ...

2. Colonoscopy & Conscious Sedation

   maxm replied to GlennRoss's topic in Gastroenterology

   I have been a GI nurse for several years and I would definitely have sedation, even with our best physician doing this. I have seen some men tolerate this okay without sedation, but can't remember any women. Many of the nurses I work with have had t...

3. open access colonocsopy

   maxm replied to maltmom3's topic in Gastroenterology

   our gi unit does " on demand" endoscopy and it seems to work really well for most patients and saves them a clinic visit. these patients have to be relativly healthy and most of them are screening colonoscopies. ther is a form, an H and P that need...

4. Anybody here used Mckesson/Cerner/Meditech systems?

   maxm replied to perseus29's topic in Informatics

   we are currently writing and building with EPIC and this is an up and down experience. is anyone elsoe out there using this vender??

5. Our GI Unit is restructuring...could use your help

   maxm replied to IAKaren's topic in Gastroenterology

   we have 2 rn's per room most days...we have one lpn who functions like a tech. this seems to work well except for ercps when we really need 3 nurses, but have never had the luxury. we are going to computerized charting in about 1 year and i am curi...

6. Olympus' Service.... or should I say WHAT service???

   maxm replied to EndoRN's topic in Gastroenterology

   I am wondering too about the service of olympus, about 10 or so years ago, we went to pentax and we have had the most wonderful service and now we are considering going back to olympus and i would really like comments on the service and the scopes....

7. Sedation nurse acting as tech too...

   maxm replied to GInurse2007's topic in Gastroenterology

   i think this is a problem, in my institution, the sedating nurse is to be watching the patient and monitoring vital sign. this is what the policy says. we have 2 people in the room for all procedures. what soes your conscious sedation policy say.