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Special Outpatient Surgery Edition - Gastroenterology - January 2019

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• more than a year since last visit to a primary care physician • blood thinners • chronic lung disease • uncontrolled diabetes • hypertension • dialysis Nurses call qualified candidates 2 to 3 weeks before scheduled pro- cedures to discuss proper bowel prepping protocols and follow up with an email that includes detailed instructions about how to take the prep and a reminder to maintain a clear liquid diet the day before screenings. Nurses also call prescriptions for the bowel prep into the patients' preferred pharmacies. The education nurses provide help to ensure patients present for their screenings with quality bowel preps, J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 9 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 9

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