miz annie

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1. Switching Jobs

   miz annie replied to JanetO's topic in Gastroenterology

   You are not too old to learn! I have a 67 year old nurse working in Endo and a 53 year old. So long as you watch the V/S esp pulse ox and watch the patient. It is easy to slap a little O2 on the patient if they start to desat. If you are already ...

2. Calling all GI nurses !!

   miz annie replied to EndoRN's topic in Gastroenterology

   I am from Springfield, Mo. I have been in Endoscopy for about 14 years now. I love it. I work in a hospital unit doing in-patients and out-patients and we see about 45 patients a day. We do ERCP's, PEG's, Esophageal and Anorectal Manometry, pH stu...

3. Nurses advancing endoscopes

   miz annie replied to lmbv55's topic in Gastroenterology

   I have been a gastroenterology nurse for 15 years. Both nurses and techs advance scopes for the physicians in my department. There are only 2 physicians who advance their own scopes. In 15 years, I have only seen 3 perforations of the colon and al...