In the IR suite,the concomitant use of various imaging modalities creates a different environment and new dimension of patient care.Because IR is procedure based,it requires a higher standard of patient care than general radiology.The scope of IR nursing practice is diverse and includes which roles?
A) Patient education
B) Preprocedure planning
C) Calculating radiation dosimetry
D) Administering conscious sedation
E) Circulating

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The scope of IR nursing practice is diverse and includes patient education,preprocedure planning,circulating,scrubbing,administering conscious sedation,patient recovery,and postprocedure discharge planning.The procedures performed encompass many different organ systems,various pathologies,and disease processes and are performed in different environments using a variety of imaging technology.As with traditional surgery,patient safety,procedural setup,instrumentation,medications,conscious sedation-monitoring,patient assessment,and complication management are IR nursing responsibilities.

In the IR Suite,the Concomitant Use of Various Imaging Modalities