hi all , i am new to nursing forum and will get you a short synopsis of who i am and what i do. i am a 1st assist tech (nope not an r.n) . i work in a hospital based endoscopy suite as well as the new free standing clinic ( joint venture between doc's and hospital). i have been in gi services for 2 years and i do like my job. of course just as with an job there are good days and bad days. we do egd's , colons ,bronch's and ercp's as well as peg placements. i look forward to some interesting thoughts and ideas from all the long time gi nurses and techs here in the forum. and always remember " if your not the lead dog, the view never changes". :chuckle