One of the most valuable uses of a nurse manager's time is not listening to lectures regarding formal conceptual theories, but networking with peers. This session will provide attendees the opportunity to ask colleagues the following type of questions: How do you make that work? How do your physicians do that? How do you deal with staffs that do this? What was JCAHO interested in during your survey? What kind of staffing do you use? How do you recruit and retain staff for your unit? How do you handle on-call issues? Is it really mandated that we do that? Key questions will be posed to facilitate responses in a round table format.

Section Description

We are pleased to present the Abstracts from the SGNA's 32nd Annual Course: Passion for GI Nursing: Pass It On!! The diversity of these topics certainly reflects the richness and breadth of our specialty. In keeping with the tradition of the Annual Course, we hope the following abstracts will encourage discussions for improving nursing practice and patient care outcomes.