What Are the Nurses Responsibilities in Interventional Radiology?
operation nurse image by Andrey Rakhmatullin from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a05/ri/d7/nurse_s-responsibilities-interventional-radiology_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Interventional radiology nurse. Radiology is a medical specialty in which imaging technology is examined and used to identify, diagnose and treat diseases. Interventional radiology is a subset of this specialty, in which image guidance is used to perform minimally invasive procedures. An interventional radiology nurse has very specific roles that are different from a regular nurse’s roles. Patient Monitoring The nurse plays a vital role in such procedures as the ultrasound-guided biopsy when the patient is sedated. The nurse must monitor the patient, and keep track of the patient’s vitals. For example, the nurse needs to inform the doctor if the patient’s blood pressure is rising, and the nurse needs to watch the patient’s hea
