Nursing Responsibilities in Bronchoscopy

Elif ÜNSAL AVDALa , Gökşen POLATa
aİzmir Kâtip Çelebi University Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Nursing, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, İzmir, Türkiye

Ünsal Avdal E, Polat G. Nursing responsibilities in bronchoscopy. In: Çevik Akyıl R, ed. Nursing Approach in Respiratory Diseases. 1st ed. Ankara: Türkiye Klinikleri; 2025. p.78-80.

ABSTRACT
Bronchoscopy is an invasive procedure that allows visualisation of the airways in the respiratory system through an endoscope. It consists of a flexible, thin tube system called a bronchoscope with a camera at the end. It can be used to visualise tracheobronchial branches, bronchopulmonaries and to identify and treat diseases by advancing through the mouth or nose. A physician and a nurse are involved in the bronchoscopy procedure. Even though the physician explains the procedure to the patient who will undergo the procedure, patients experience anxiety and fear due to the fact that it is an invasive procedure. Determining the patient’s anxiety and implementing the necessary interventions to minimise it are among the primary nursing interventions. In addition to this care practice, other interventions include monitoring the patient’s vital signs and performing haemodynamic monitoring.

Keywords: Bronchoscopy; nursing; respiratory system

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