A UK training programme for nurse practitioner flexible sigmoidoscopy
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A UK training programme for nurse practitioner flexible sigmoidoscopy.
BACKGROUND Flexible sigmoidoscopy is a technical skill that has been successfully performed by suitably trained colorectal nurse practitioners in the USA. However, no recognised training course exists for nurse practitioners in the UK. AIMS To design and evaluate a training programme for nurse endoscopists. METHODS A multidisciplinary committee of nurses and clinicians developed a structure...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.44.6.896c