Reducing Suboptimal Bowel Preparation

Authors: Colleen A Sawyer RN, Pallavi Kour RN and Abigail Mitchell RN*

DOI: 10.23880/jqhe-16000232

Volume 4, Issue 4

Abstract

Achieving adequate bowel cleansing is essential to ensuring safe and effective colonoscopy. Yet, among hospitalized patients, suboptimal bowel preparation is a common problem leading to diagnostic delay, increased cost, and patient dissatisfaction. All patients, inpatient and outpatient, presenting with inadequate bowel preparation prior to procedure require repeat colonoscopy sooner than needed with successful bowel preparation.

Keywords: Bowel Preparation; Quality Improvement; Inpatient Colonoscopy; Education Intervention; Nursing Care Impact

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