Advanced Practice and Leadership in Radiology Nursing – eBook

Endorsed by the Association of Radiologic and Imaging Nursing (ARIN), this first of a type comprehensive radiology nursing textbook seals a gap by addressing important subjects for patient care and professional issues, in addition to, future possibilities affecting nursing practice. It works as a resource to correlated nursing specialties, e.g. critical care, emergency or peri-anesthesia, and to radiologic technologists and physician assistants. Advanced Practice and Leadership in Radiology Nursing, (PDF) could be used as one resource for studying for radiologic nursing certification. The textbook is sectioned into five sections that address clinical patient care topics, advanced practice and leadership roles, safety topics, including legal considerations, e.g. infection prevention and equipment. It features a section with topics affecting the patient experience and a section on professional topics, e.g. cybersecurity, social media, interprofessional collaboration, research/outcomes, workplace violence, and current trends in imaging.

The authors include advanced practice providers, educators, physicians, radiology nurse managers, a physicist, a dentist, a child life specialist, attorneys, a social worker, and administrators.

Radiology diagnostic examinations and therapeutic procedures have become a more noticeable part of patient care due to advances in technology and the ability of radiology to offer services that were traditionally done in surgery or not done because of limited knowledge. Several procedures are facilitated by the radiology nurse from initial consult to transfer to a hospital unit or discharge and follow-up. Nurses assess, administer sedation/other medications monitor, and respond to emergencies. They serve as researchers, educators, and resource personnel to the radiology department and in many instances, to the whole facility. Radiology nurses are real leaders. So as to keep up-to-date on new developments, nurses need new literature to back their clinical expertise and leadership. This ebook is an unparalleled resource, written by experts in their areas of interest.

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