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Unit Profile - Radiology
Nurse Manager
Brief Description of
the Unit
Common Medication
(Categories of Drugs)
Common Procedures
Wendy Sauers 936-7331 / Pager 30424
Provides nursing support for diagnostic procedures in Breast Imaging, Cross
Section, CT, MRI, US, prep/recovery care for Interventional Radiology patients
and nursing support for Radiology at offsites (Canton Health Center, East Ann
Arbor, Livonia Center for Specialty Care; future: Northville).
1. Fentanyl (opioid)
2. Versed (benzodiazepine)
3. Antibiotics
3. Benadryl (anti-histamine)
4. Methylprednisolone (corstisone – treatment of contrast reactions)
5. Epinephrine (treatment of contrast reactions)
6. Glucose 50% (treatment of hypoglycemic reactions)
7. Insulin
8. Oral pain medications (post procedure management)
9. Anti-hypertensive medications
10. Beta blockers
1. Conscious sedation for patients undergoing diagnostic procedures or imaging
(on site only)
2. Preparation of patients undergoing interventional (on site only)
3. Preparation of patients undergoing diagnostic procedures (all sites)
4. Recovery of patients following interventional or diagnostic procedures
5. Management of contrast reactions (all sites)
6. Patient care/support during diagnostic imaging procedures
7. IV access
8. Administration of blood products (on site only)
9. Management/regulation of glucose levels using insulin/glucose infusions
10. Management/regulation of heart rate using beta blockers
Common Medical
Diagnoses
Common Precautions
and Safety Measures
1. Primary sclerosing cholangitis
2. Hepatocellular carcinoma
3. Cerebral aneurysm
4. Portal hypertension
5. Renal calculi
6. Gastrointestinal bleed
7. Carcinoma (various)
8. Acute/chronic renal failure
9. TAVR candidates
10. Renal transplant patients
1. Radiation safety practices
2. Hand washing
3. Safe sedation analgesia practices
4. Contact precautions
5. Environmental sanitization practices
6. Safe administration of blood products
7. Droplet precautions
8. Cardiac monitoring
9. Wound care
10. PCN/PTC/NUS tube management
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