title: Opening doors for nonphysician colonoscopists.
abstract: The current need for colonoscopies is high and steadily growing. Many healthcare facilities are finding that there is a shortage of specialized physicians to perform this procedure. By training nonphysician providers who have previously screened for colorectal cancer and performed colonoscopies safely and accurately, this shortage can be eliminated.
authors.affiliation: University of California Davis, Folsom, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Limoges-Gonzalez
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000451:nursing*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States