Features of the work of an endoscopic nurse in Russia and other countries

Endoscopy nurse in a unique specialist in healthcare, combining duties of routine nurse work and professional assistance for doctors in performing high-technology endoscopic examinations and treatment procedures with modern endoscopic equipment. For now, endoscopy is not only routine examinations of upper and lower GI tract. Novel endoscopy is fast evolving with modern technologies, such as high definition narrow-band imaging, confocal laser endomicroscopy and endocytoscopy, providing up to 1000 times magnification of mucosa. Moreover, endoscopic treatment procedures - endoscopic mucosal resection, submucosal dissection, endoscopic stenting and many more are widely used for treatment of early cancers and palliative care. Endoscopic nurse assists physician in all these examinations and procedures. Furthermore, in some countries, endoscopy nurse performs easy endoscopic examinations by herself. In most countries, but not in Russia, endoscopic equipment reprocessing performed by dedicated technical staff, not by endoscopy nurse. Unfortunately, in Russian Federation, in compare to other countries, there is no endoscopy nurse certification or professional guidelines.

Endoscopy nurse, endocytoscopy, endoscopic mucosal resection, certification, professional guidelines

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