Nurse endoscopists perform colonoscopies according to the international standard and with high patient satisfaction

Endoscopy

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1127-1132

  Van Putten, P G ^a   Ter Borg, F ^b   Adang, R P R ^c   Koornstra, J J ^d   Romberg Camps, M J L ^e   Timmer, R ^f   Poen, A C ^g   Kuipers, E J ^a   Van Leerdam, M E ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^f ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; INTUBATION; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 84870326733     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1310154     Document Type: Article

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