# 121 | Here's everything you need to know about GI endoscopy as a veterinary nurse (and no, you won't break the scope) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/medical-nursing-podcast-cpd-for-veterinary-nurses-6726871/121-here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-gi-endoscopy-as-a-veterinary-nurse-and-no-you-won-t-break-the-scope Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/medical-nursing-podcast-cpd-for-veterinary-nurses-6726871/121-here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-gi-endoscopy-as-a-veterinary-nurse-and-no-you-won-t-break-the-scope.md Podcast: [Medical Nursing Podcast | CPD for Veterinary Nurses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medical-nursing-podcast-cpd-for-veterinary-nurses-6726871) Published: 2026-08-03T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://4837f87e-454b-4bcd-a35c-b7c0b275a3df.libsyn.com/121-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-gi-endoscopy-as-a-veterinary-nurse-and-no-you-wont-break-the-scope Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4837f87e-454b-4bcd-a35c-b7c0b275a3df/Edited_ep_121.mp3?dest-id=4230323 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/medical-nursing-podcast-cpd-for-veterinary-nurses-6726871/episodes/121-here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-gi-endoscopy-as-a-veterinary-nurse-and-no-you-won-t-break-the-scope Duration seconds: 2345 ## Resource Second to imaging, this is probably THE most common diagnostic procedure performed in internal medicine. But it's also the one where most of us have been taught wrong - or not taught enough, and I really want to change that over the next few episodes. There's a misconception that looking at the scope the wrong way will break it, and as a result, we end up scared to touch it for fear of it costing our clinics thousands of pounds. But in reality, there's so much nursing to be done with patients during endoscopy procedures - and if we spend our careers trying to do anything but touch the scope, we miss out on all of those skills. So over the next few weeks, we'll look at the common endoscopic procedures (and some not so common ones). We'll explore the different scopes available, how they differ, and how to handle, use, and maintain them. And we'll chat all about the care our patients need from us as they undergo endoscopic procedures - so you can use more of your skills caring for these patients in practice. Today, we're starting with gastrointestinal endoscopy. We'll look at the different GI procedures, the anatomy of a GI scope, and how to monitor, support and nurse your patients. --- πŸ“² Grab the GI endoscopy report forms: https://wsava.org/global-guidelines/gastrointestinal-guidelines/ --- Looking for medical nursing CPD? πŸ“² Get unlimited CPD inside the Library Club: http://vimn.thrivecart.com/libraryclub/ πŸ“² Snag a webinar from the on-demand library: https://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/veterinary-education-webinar-library --- More free ways to learn with me: πŸ“² Grab the show notes and references from today's episode: http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/podcast πŸ“² Follow me on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/vetinternalmedicinenursing πŸ–₯️ Learn… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/medical-nursing-podcast-cpd-for-veterinary-nurses-6726871/episodes/121-here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-gi-endoscopy-as-a-veterinary-nurse-and-no-you-won-t-break-the-scope/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/medical-nursing-podcast-cpd-for-veterinary-nurses-6726871/121-here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-gi-endoscopy-as-a-veterinary-nurse-and-no-you-won-t-break-the-scope.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.