Sandra Roberts has arrived for her outpatient screening colonoscopy.She has all of her required paperwork and admits to a successful bowel prep.She is assessed by the perioperative nurse to be in good health and is listed as ASA class I.Sandra has no allergies and her vital signs are within normal range.She changes into the patient gown and awaits transfer to the procedure room when she is informed that she will not be transferred to the procedure room until __ and must wait for :

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The perioperative nurse caring for patients undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD,upper endoscopy)and colonoscopy may include the following activities as part of preprocedure care:require a responsible adult to accompany the patient to the facility,drive the patient home,and remain with the patient for 24 hours.

Sandra Roberts Has Arrived for Her Outpatient Screening Colonoscopy