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Educational Resources

Educational Resources

This page features documents of detailed manufacturer instructions for the routine care and maintenance of endoscopes and accessories. You can also find scope reprocessing “Cliffs Notes” instructions. Just click on the downward arrow to open the content in each section.

Other Toolkit Resources:

 

 

 

Hand Hygiene
 
Joint Commission
 
Infection Prevention
 
Mentoring
 
Scholarships
 
Blood Pathogens
 
CBSPD
 
SGNA Resources
 

 

 

 

Hand Hygiene

 

Proper hand hygine is an important part of infection prevention. Click on the links below for educational resources on this important topic.

 

 

Joint Commission

 

The following links are joint commission safety goals pertaining to infection prevention.

 

 

Infection Prevention

 


The following informational resources are intended to educate on infection prevention and infection control.

 

 

 

 

Mentoring

 


Mentoring is most often defined as a professional relationship in which an experienced person (the mentor) assists another (the mentoree) in developing specific skills and knowledge that will enhance the less-experienced person’s professional and personal growth. (www.management-mentors.com)

 

 

The following links are meant to assist in developing a mentoring tool:

 

About Mentoring Definition of Mentoring Benefits of Mentoring

 

 

Scholarships

 

 

SGNA Annual Course Scholarships

The deadline for submission is March 1.

The grants offer financial assistance to SGNA members attending the Annual Course. For full criteria and an application click here.


SGNA RN Advancing Education Scholarship

The deadline for submission is October 31.

SGNA is offering the SGNA RN Advancing Education Scholarship to a Registered Nurse working in Gastroenterology who wishes to continue their education by pursuing a BSN, MSN or PhD. SGNA RN Advancing Education Scholarship Application

 

Blood Pathogens

 


Click on the following links for more OSHA blood-born pathogen standard information.

 

 

 

 

CBSPD

 


The following information is about the Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor program.

 

 

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