Minimum data set: the identified basic essential elements necessary to document delivery of patient care in the gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic setting.

Goals of the Minimum Data Set:
1. Serve as a guideline for documentation (manual or computerized).
2. Serve as a guide for benchmarking current practice.
3. Provide a resource for employee orientation and training.
4. Serve as a resource for CBGNA certification preparation.
5. Facilitate standardized retrieval of research data points.

SGNA Task Force Members:
Kathy B. Bean, PhD, RN, CGRN, APRN, BC (co-chair)
Karen Laing, BA, RN, CGRN (co-chair)
Cathy McNeill Dykes, MS, RN, CCRC, CGRN
Colleen Keith, MSN, RN, CGRN
Marilyn Schaffner, MSN, RN, CGRN

Consultant:
Patricia G. Turpin, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC
University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing

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Articles:

Development of the SGNA Minimum Data Set: An Evidence-Based Resource

Use of the SGNA Minimum Data Set in the Clinical Area

Transitioning From Paper to Computerized Documentation

Specialty Nomenclature: A Worthwhile Challenge

For hard copies, these files on a CD or for other questions, contact:

Cynthia M. Friis, MEd BSN RN BC
Director of Education and Practice
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.
ph: 800/245-7462
fax: 312/673-6694