Intermediate

Colonoscopy Nursing

Complete nursing curriculum for colonoscopy covering screening guidelines, bowel preparation, sedation, scope navigation, polypectomy, therapeutic interventions, and complication recognition aligned with USMSTF/ASGE/ESGE standards.

Lessons

Hours

CME

Questions

Learning Objectives

Apply current screening guidelines to identify appropriate candidates

Educate patients on bowel preparation and assess adequacy

Manage sedation, monitoring, and patient positioning

Assist with polypectomy and therapeutic interventions safely

Recognize and respond to perforation, bleeding, and post-polypectomy syndromes

Colonoscopy Nursing

Learning Objectives

Introduction to Colonoscopy & Lower GI Anatomy

Indications, Screening Guidelines & Patient Selection

Bowel Preparation & Patient Education

Pre-Procedure Assessment & Sedation

Procedure Positioning, Insertion & Loop Reduction

Polyp Recognition, Polypectomy & Specimen Handling

Therapeutic Interventions & Hemostasis

Post-Procedure Care, Discharge & Complications