Resources
Links
- Royal College of Radiologists
- British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR)
- National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
- Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme
- Association of Radiologic and Imaging Nurses (ARIN) (USA)
- Medical Imaging Nurses Association Australia
Guidelines
Publications from the RCN:
- Best practice guidance on pregnancy testing prior to diagnostic imaging (PDF 395.2 KB) [how to access PDF files]In the interests of promoting best practices within imaging, the RCN Imaging Nurses Forum has produced these guidelines to provide direction on current best practice relating to pregnancy testing prior to diagnostic imaging.
- Best practice guidance on radiation protection and the use of radiation protective equipment (PDF 295.4 KB)
It is imperative that all nursing staff working in areas where ionising radiation is a risk are protected against excessive exposure. The RCN Nurses Imaging Forum has produced these guidelines to promote best practice in relation to radiation protection and the use of radiation protective equipment. - Clinical imaging requests from non-medically qualified professionals (PDF 523.4 KB)
This updated edition provides advice and good practice recommendations for employers and health care professionals involved in clinical imaging processes, regarding requests from non-medically qualified referrers including nurses and allied health care professionals. - Clinical practice guideline: Patients undergoing vascular intervention: best practice guideline for nursing staff (PDF 3.9 MB)
Developed by the RCN Imaging Nurses Forum, this guidance aims to support radiology nurses when assisting with procedures that provide diagnostic images of patients' blood vessels and treatment of vascular problems. - Patients undergoing interventional biopsies. RCN Guidance for nursing staff (PDF 724.5 KB)
This is a best practice guidance developed by the RCN Imaging Nurses Forum to help radiology nurses in providing a clinically effective and safe environment when assisting and monitoring patients during interventional procedures.
From the Royal College of Radiologists:
- Guidelines for radiologists in implementing the NPSA Safe Surgery requirement (PDF 51.9KB)
- Metformin: updated guidance for use in diabetics with renal impairment (PDF 37.3KB)
For more information, see the NPSA website: www.npsa.nhs.uk
Sedation practice
- Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, Safe sedation of children undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (PDF 52KB)
- NHS National Patient Safety Agency, Reducing risk of overdose with midazolam injection in adults (PDF 131KB)
- UK Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and their Faculties, Implementing and ensuring Safe Sedation Practice for healthcare procedures in adults (PDF 52KB)
Forum Workshop presentations
- Mike Betts Radiation Protection and Musculo skeletal Disorders (PDF 924Kb)
- Phil Facey Radiation Safety (PDF 1067Kb)
- Peter Meredith Smith Nursing Workforce Issues (PDF 101Kb)
- Iain Robertson Interventional Radiology: Moving on from the troublesome teens (PDF 3949Kb)
Drug alerts
- MHRA Drug Safety Update on gadolinium-containing contrast agents (January 2010) on the MHRA website
Reports
- NCEPOD, Deaths in acute hospitals: Caring to the end? (2009), on the NCEPOD website
- NPSA Rapid Response Report. Early detection of complications after gastrostomy