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1. Help I need to Interview a Nurse Manager, Case Manager Practicing NP

   arnfinally replied to Niccinu's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

   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...

2. radiology nurse? im need of some enlightenment

   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...

3. CTAC's

   arnfinally posted a topic in Radiology

   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...

4. Do your nurses assume total care for ICU patients

   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...

5. Pushing 50mg of IV Lopressor? Tell me no !

   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...

6. Hot pack or Cold pack for CT contrast infiltration?

   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...