Advocacy can be defined as: pleading a cause on behalf of another, such as a nurse pleading for better care of a patient or for the patient's desires to be honored. Most nurses take this role very seriously, especially if and when the patient is un...
arnfinally replied to rexfreedom's topic in Radiology
I started in Radiology Nursing about 8 years ago and have gone worked from staff nurse to supervisor and now am the Nurse Manager of Imaging Services. There are a couple of considerations that you should make before you jump into this arena of Nursi...
We offer CTAC's (CT Angiogram - Cardiac) currently as scheduled procedures (outpatient) and in very specific circumstances for inpatients when special arrangements are made by the ordering physicians if the patient is not a candidate for a Cath or Su...
arnfinally replied to motherofbosh's topic in Radiology
We assume total care of CCU/ICU patients when they come to Interventional Radiology only, including transporting the patient from the unit down to our area. If the patient is coming down to CT, NM or MRI the Primary RN is expected to accompany the p...
arnfinally replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Radiology
I attended a Coronary CTA Seminar in August. They routinely push 50mg lopressor and even go as high as 100 mg of Lopressor for coronary CTA's and then monitor the patient for only 30 minutes prior to sending them home. I explained to them that I wa...
arnfinally replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in Radiology
The ACR (American College of Radiology) acknowledges that there is no medical evidence to support cold or warm compresses for infiltrations. On their website they have a "Manual on Contrast Administration" which is downloadable and a great reference ...