Radiology Nursing:
The Future is NOW!
Healing
Touching
Teaching
What is a Radiology Nurse?
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Radiology Nurses serve in a variety of
settings:
 From birth to death
 Inpatient to outpatient
 Across multiple modalities
Radiology Clinical
Services
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3D Imaging Lab
Abdominal & Interventional
Bone - MusculoSkeletal
Breast Imaging
CV Imaging & Interventional
Chest / Thoracic
CT – CAT scan
EW radiology
Interventional Neuro
Lung Cancer Screening
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MRI
NeuroRadiology
NeuroVascular
Nuclear Cardiology
Nuclear Medicine /PET
Pediatric Radiology
PET / CT
TeleRadiology
Ultrasound
Modalities that Utilize Nursing
Ultrasound
 MRI
 CT
 Floro (Body and Neuro)
 All Interventional Radiology procedures
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All Roads Lead to Radiology
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Basic Patient data
OR
ER
OB
Neuro
Trauma
Oncology
U/S pregnancy
Screening mammography
Nursing Role in Radiology
Pre-procedural assessment
 Procedural Sedation Assessment
 Anesthesia Preparation
 Intra-procedure monitoring
 Administration of Conscious Sedation
 Monitoring (VS)
 ICU patient care (drips, vents etc.)
 Diagnostic IV access
 Nursing care for general radiology patients
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Pre-procedural Preparation
Medical Record Review
 Review History
 Medications
 Allergy
 Current Labs Review
 CBC
 Coags (PT / PTT)
 BUN / Creatinine
 Identify Patient – ID Band, stated birth date
 NPO status (6 hours – solids, 3 hours – clears)
 IV access
 Special needs for patients
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Post – Procedural Care
Conscious Sedation / General
Anesthesia recovery
 Patient Specific Discharge Criteria
 Discharge Instructions with
prescriptions
 Follow-up appointments that are
required
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Who is ARIN?
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ARIN is the preeminent radiology
nursing organization. It is the only
nursing organization dedicated to the
needs of the radiology nurse.
ARIN MISSION
To provide Radiology Nurses with the
knowledge and resources to deliver safe
quality patient care in the imaging
environment.
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ARIN Core Purpose
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To foster the growth of nurses who
advance the standard of care in the
imaging nursing environment.
ARIN Benefits
JRN, CORE, SCOPE and Standard
 Vision
 Networking
 Presentations
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ARIN Services
Listserv
 Networking
 Social Media
 News
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ARIN Education
Webinars
 CRN review modules
 Imaging review course
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Why be a member?
You can’t afford not to be a member!
ARIN Member Testimonials
The course was very thorough. It seems to be an ideal study tool
for the CRN. I appreciate that it provided greater details and not
just an exact redundancy of the IR Core Curriculum. This class was
definitely worth my time. I look forward to seeking my CRN and
to joining this esteemed group of professionals.
Tina Benna
IR Nurse
Santa Clara Valley
Medical Center, CA
ARIN Member Testimonials
I feel more confident to take the CRN exam having the lecture
material written out and organized in sections allowed
for better listening so as not to miss important points; less note
taking. Easier to review along with the Core Curriculum manual,
thank you.
Barbara Lokey BSN
Clinical Nurse Radiology
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
ARIN Member Testimonials
This course was a great review for the Imaging Nurse Certification
exam. It was especially beneficial to me in that it covered areas within
Imaging Services that I do not have practice experience in. For
generalists, it is a great review. For specialists, it will cover areas where
you lack competencies. The best part of the experience is being able
to discuss specific examples of challenges that you face and hear
how someone in another part of the country has found a way to
overcome that challenge.
Priscilla Moyer MSN, RN, CAPA, NE-BC
Caromont Regional
Medical Center
Gastonia,NC
How Do I Join?
Membership is easy. Just click on
https://www.arinursing.org/website
Thank You
We look forward to seeing you!
Music “Cylinder One" by Chris Zabriski
Available on the Free Music Archive freemusicarchive.org/
Under CC BY license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
ARIN GL/MS 2014