It is important to understand basic medical
science and the ideal colon hydrotherapist should be a certified nursing
assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nurse practioner
or a physician. Although there is some controversy in who can be a colon
hydrotherapist make no mistake that proper training in healthcare and
oversight by a licensed healthcare provider are essential in operating
a safe and effective colon Irrigation business.
You can receive training from The
Colon Therapist Nursing Foundation which also supplies a lot of
practical advice and draft copies of protocols (standing orders and
assessment guidelines) which can help keep your patients safe and that
will help get you set up in business.
Simple arithmetic will show you that a
colon Irrigation business can be highly lucrative:
8 sessions per day per Colon unit X $80
per session = $640 per day in income
6 days per week X $640 per day = $3840
X 4 weeks per month = $15,360 per month per Colon unit
If your supervising physician believes
that you can safely and effectively monitor 4 patients a time using
an open system you can multiply the $15,360 per month times 4 Colon
units and realize an operating income before expenses of $61,440 per
month. To effectively monitor 4 patients at a time it would be wise
to only handle low risk healthy patients and to electronically monitor
patients with an intercom system and portable blood pressure, pulse
and SPO2 monitors. See http://ctnf.org
for suggested safe operating standards.
Some physicians believe that a registered
nurse can safely and effectively monitor up to 4 low risk colon Irrigation
patients on open systems at one time (assuming patients are properly
screened and electronically monitored during the procedure). Similarly,
nurses in a busy urban emergency department are frequently monitoring
8 patients on far more complex medical equipment with varying degrees
of acuity. Be certain to work closely with your licensed healthcare
provider to determine safe monitoring standards and operating protocols.
