EndoNurse Magazine - Slide Shows

Slide Show: Ergonomics in the GI Setting

The following is a position statement from the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates regarding ergonomics in the gastroenterology setting. It's the most recent guideline on this topic for gastroenterology nurses. ...More

March 15, 2013

Posted in Galleries, Industry Issues

Choosing and Using the Proper Probiotic

This slide show will be helpful to GI professionals who want to learn more about probiotics, and can be shared with patients as well. ...More

February 8, 2013

Posted in Galleries

Slide Show: Gallstone Pancreatitis

The article "Gallstone Pancreatitis" is part of our evergreen content that readers come back to time and again for insight and education. Indeed, this is one of EndoNurse's most popular articles of all time. ...More

December 28, 2012

Posted in Galleries

Slide Show: How Colon Hydro-Therapy Works

Colon hydro-therapy is a form of bowel prep that cleanses a patient prior to colonoscopy. Sometimes this process is called a colonic. It’s conducted on an FDA-approved "closed system" colonic irrigation device. ...More

December 17, 2012

Posted in Galleries, Procedures

Scope Cleaning: Increase Efficiency and Efficacy

This slide show, based on information from Amanda Bruemmer, RN, BSN, summarizes scope cleaning efficiency and efficacy. Bruemmer is a project specialist in the Medical Systems Group of Olympus America. ...More

November 27, 2012

Posted in Galleries, Industry Issues

Slide Show: Best Practices for Scope Reprocessing

Highlights from the updated Standards of Infection Control in Reprocessing of Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes from the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA). ...More

November 9, 2012

Posted in Galleries

Slide Show: Is a Split Dose Prep Better?

A new study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic Arizona showed that system-wide implementation of a split-dose preparation as the primary choice for colonoscopy significantly improved polyp detection rates and adenoma (precancerous polyp) detection rates, overall quality of ...More

October 8, 2012

Posted in Galleries, Procedures

Slide Show: Retrieving Foreign Objects

In this slide show, Edwin Schafer, MD, walks us through best practices for removing foreign objects. Schafer practices at Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates, in Omaha, Neb., and is co-director of the endoscopy lab at Nebraska Medical Center. ...More

July 18, 2012

Posted in Galleries, Procedures

Slide Show: Adventures of EndoNurse, Part 2