EndoNurse editor Michelle Beaver is a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. She's won several state and national journalism awards, including a national first-place for in-depth reporting from the Scripps Howard Foundation. She has written for two wire services, several newspapers and magazines.
Last week I posed a question from a reader who asked what the current standards are for turnover time in endoscopy suites. A few people posted replies, and others sent replies to me via e-mail. The e-mail answers are below.
“My colleagues and I are in need of the current standards for turnover time in our two suites. While I am the full-time RN and the center has been searching for another full RN, we utilize staff from the OR as well as PreOp.
Recently, Kate Murphy, director of research communication for C3:Colorectal Cancer Coalition, based in Alexandria, Va., was kind enough to provide similar programs that are available in various areas of the country.