Endoscopy nursing interview

i'm jealous

good luck

put a lock, vs,sedation,recovery

esophageal varices,ulcers,esophageal dilatation

to work independently

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It really depends on the institution. If you are in a community hospital you are looking at EGD's, Colonoscopy and ERCP (maybe EUS). If you are in a tertiary center it gets a lot more complicated. In our center we have two RN's. One handles the sedation and the other helps with the procedure. You have to know how to set up and trouble shoot the equipment. Ideally you won't have to do this the first day;). Mostly in our center they want to know if you can assess and sedate as well as recover. The technical stuff they will teach you.

Also a lot of community hospitals do pain (injections), TEE and bronch in the endoscopy center. Not too much different.

David Carpenter, PA-C

Go Nightingale. Very good question. I had worked bedside nursing, 11 pm to 7 am for 17 years, was getting just a little tired of that!!!!! I simply asked the charge nurse from our out-patient surgery-GI department if they were hiring. That they all knew me certainly helped. I became moderate sedation certified after I transferred there. (And know nothing about GI nursing!)

If I were newish to a hospital and wanted a change??? I don't know. It doesn't hurt to simply apply if there is a GI clinic in your hospital. Even if they are not hiring right now present yourself as intelligent and eager to be a GI nurse. Ask where you can get moderate sedation certification. Ask or Google when GI seminars are in your area. Ask if you can shadow a GI nurse on your days off. Get to know the people in the GI department. If your patient is scheduled for a GI procedure on your day off ask your manager and the patient if you can watch the procedure.

Sorry, typo, I "knew" nothing about GI nursing, not know nothing!!!!!!

PS you will need ACLS along with moderation sedation certification.

Go Nightingale. Very good question. I had worked bedside nursing, 11 pm to 7 am for 17 years, was getting just a little tired of that!!!!! I simply asked the charge nurse from our out-patient surgery-GI department if they were hiring. That they all knew me certainly helped. I became moderate sedation certified after I transferred there. (And know nothing about GI nursing!)

If I were newish to a hospital and wanted a change??? I don't know. It doesn't hurt to simply apply if there is a GI clinic in your hospital. Even if they are not hiring right now present yourself as intelligent and eager to be a GI nurse. Ask where you can get moderate sedation certification. Ask or Google when GI seminars are in your area. Ask if you can shadow a GI nurse on your days off. Get to know the people in the GI department. If your patient is scheduled for a GI procedure on your day off ask your manager and the patient if you can watch the procedure.

Thanks so much for your enlightning reply brownbook! You sound like a very positive and energetic person. I will certainly begin looking into all of your suggestions. Best wishes!