Radnurse54

Radnurse54

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  1. Experience for Interventional Radiology

    Radnurse54 replied to NavLonghorn's topic in Radiology

    To me, Interventional Radiology is like a hybrid cross between the OR and the ER...I believe you need to have experience in critical care most radiology units require nurses to be independent (...

  2. Interventional Radiology Nurse Call Schedule

    Radnurse54 replied to MN/WInurse's topic in Radiology

    We have 3 IR suites, US, CT, MRI and Nuclear Medicine coverage by nursing. We also have a 10 bed post and pre care unit. In a six week schedule the IR/CT nurses are required to take 2 night calls....

  3. Nursing in IR department

    Radnurse54 replied to falally's topic in Radiology

    While some of us have managers of deparments such as IR or CT MRI that are technologists, there must be nursing oversight by some member of the administrative team. If you do not have a charge nurse...

  4. ER interview

    Radnurse54 replied to Cabingirl88's topic in Emergency

    As an ED Nurse for 28 years I will tell you that what the manager and your fellow staff members want to know, is if you will be a good fit for the group, nurses and doctors. To me the ED staff works...

  5. I feel like a janitor

    Radnurse54 replied to frann's topic in Radiology

    Well if you are wanting to stand in a line for those who hate press-ganey...my bet it is a very long line. It is an new version of the old hospital mentality that says "we dont want to solve the...

  6. Documentation Requirements

    Radnurse54 replied to Kmrn65's topic in Radiology

    As a nurse who started off in a one nurse radiology department, this sounds very familiar. What I suggest is to go to your nursing admin folks who have a standard of practice for other areas of the...

  7. Cardiac CTA

    Radnurse54 replied to jfelicia71's topic in Radiology

    I would be happy to fax you a copy of our protocol sheet. we usually have the patients take po lopressor at least one hour before the scan, frankly I think this works better than the IV dosing. I have...

  8. ?? about Monitoring and removing IR-placed drains

    Radnurse54 replied to tinnnk's topic in Radiology

    I am assuming that those that are participating in these patients with drains do not work in a large hospital. Frankly, working in a large teaching hospital with all the patients we put drains in, and...

  9. Radiology nurse certification

    Radnurse54 replied to radnurse1963's topic in Radiology

    I am sure you feel very frustrated. I know when I took the exam that I spent time in cath lab and Nuclear Medicine because those were areas I did not work in. I did work in and around Mammography...

  10. Radiology nurse certification

    Radnurse54 replied to radnurse1963's topic in Radiology

    It is unfortunate that you found this a difficult process. I have a couple of questions. Did you take the review class offered by the National Organization for Radiology Nurses? Did you use the "Core...

  11. New Grad starting in Radiology??

    Radnurse54 replied to clearblueskies126's topic in Radiology

    Unless you are working in a very well staffed Radiology Department that supports new graduates and has good mentoring and orientation programs, you would be much better served with some critical care...

  12. pre-Nursing student interested in Radiology

    Radnurse54 replied to NShoreNurse2B's topic in Radiology

    The truth is, you are more likely to get a job if you are working in a teaching hospital environment. A smaller hospital would most likely require you to have some Radiology experience and if you were...

  13. Radiology nurse certification

    Radnurse54 replied to radnurse1963's topic in Radiology

    I took the exam 4 years ago and passed it. I used and overused the core curriculum book which was the first one, I do believe there is a new edition now available. It is helpful to have working...

  14. Work in Wakemed ED??? raleigh, NC

    Radnurse54 replied to RobLPN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I did 12 years ago as a traveling

  15. NEED HELP!!! Interview question (best answer)

    Radnurse54 replied to Modine's topic in General Nursing

    I am assuming that you are a new nurse? Actually, all of us do this everyday, because nothing ever stays the way it was intended to be or was YOUR intention of how it was to be. Here is how I look at...

  16. 319 bed hospital, 2 RN's

    Radnurse54 replied to tinnnk's topic in Radiology

    I think there are two words that need to be used here "PATIENT SAFETY" trust me, learn the key words that are used by Joint Commission, etc and see how much more willing admin will be about your...

  17. pre-Nursing student interested in Radiology

    Radnurse54 replied to NShoreNurse2B's topic in Radiology

    Radiology and Interventional Nursing is one of the fastest growing specialities right now. With all the newer technologies and advances being used instead of open procedures in the OR it is a booming...

  18. Pre - hydration

    Radnurse54 replied to mawlvn's topic in Radiology

    Our hospital has been requesting attending staff to give instructions to patients with borderline GFR's to do po hydration prior to the exam. The patient is to drink 2 liters of fluid over the 12...

  19. CTAC's

    Radnurse54 replied to arnfinally's topic in Radiology

    My experience has been that CCTA's were NOT considered emergent, so no one was required to be on call for these. Also, when we began doing them in the small hospital I came from where I was the only...

  20. radiology nurse? im need of some enlightenment

    Radnurse54 replied to rexfreedom's topic in Radiology

    sure, how can I help

  21. radiology nurse? im need of some enlightenment

    Radnurse54 replied to rexfreedom's topic in Radiology

    To Sugar383, Yes, as a radiology nurses you may be required to be involved with MRI patients having a pacemaker would make you inelligable for that modality, however, there are many other areas of...

  22. New specialty for New nurse...looking for advice?

    Radnurse54 replied to JNogueira95's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of organization you are working for has a lot to do with what you will be doing. Is it in a hospital? Is it in a factory or manufacturing company? I worked as the OH nurse in a factory and a...

  23. Older new grad- career advice, plz

    Radnurse54 replied to knewb's topic in General Nursing

    At the risk of sounding like the "old" person in the group, let me say that the drop out rate of new nurses who have been plunked down into an ICU, ER, Trauma environment, without having the...

  24. Difficult Radiologist

    Radnurse54 replied to rnmontana12's topic in Radiology

    rnmontana, As an ER nurse who became the first and only Radiology Nurse in a hospital, I feel your pain. I will share with you what I did to get information about my job and how best to interact with...

  25. Cardiac CTA's anyone using esmolol or amiodarone?

    Radnurse54 replied to KnittingRN7's topic in Radiology

    We have some fellows and attendings who have been ordering esmolol for the Cardiac CTA patients, however, quite frankly I havent had any patients that it has been successful with. I think the po...