IAKaren

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1. More questions about your procedures

   IAKaren posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   Thanks everyone who responded to my post about our unit restructuring. I have some other questions regarding specifics. In an attempt to streamline, we need to get rid of some of our "busywork". If you could let me know how you manage the following: ...

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

   IAKaren replied to IAKaren's topic in Gastroenterology

   Yes, 3 RN's are alot. Originally, the third RN was a concession to the anesthesia department which requested that one nurse have no other responsibilities besides monitoring the patient leaving two to concentrate on the procedure and physician. I u...

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

   IAKaren posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   Our GI unit is restructuring. We have had the luxury of having 3 RN's in our procedure rooms until now but our hospital administration has decided (due to some benchmarking) that we can scale back to two RN's per room. We know that most GI units do r...

4. Anyone using Steris for processing?

   IAKaren posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   Hi all. I'm new to this board and have learned alot from the forum already. I am posting a question on behalf of my other colleagues in our Endo Unit. We process our scopes using the Steris machine. We do anywhere from 20-30 endoscopies per day a...