smittybike

We have worked closely with the Anesthia dept to work out the specfics for our MRI sedation. The pt must have a physical and screening, bring a list of meds and be npo for 6 hrs. Consious sedation up to level 3 is premissiable with proper monitoring. Our understanding is that the physican needs to be in the department, and aware of the sedation going on that he/she is ordering.

Could I get a copy of your Policy?

I've worked in hospitals that use femstops, clamps, and manual hand hold. I agree that it is Cardilogist preference. But I haven't seen any studies showing the benefits of one over the other.

KSSRN, It may depend on your state, but in Oregon, there is no law preventing that. It is driven by the facilty. I worked in one where nurses scrubed, in fact all the staff did and I worked in on cath lab, that only the RT's scrub.

Dinah, I am a cath lab nurse transitioning into radilogy, I've worked in IR for 3 1/2 years, and now I am assisting in CT, ultrasound, xray. nuc med. I don't have much to go on as far as policy and procedure, documentation of my time etc. Any resources you could recommend would be great!