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Travel Nursing: Interventional Radiology

Interventional radiology travel nursingDo you consider yourself particularly patient, supportive and good with technology? Interventional radiology might be a perfect combination of these traits. Being a radiology nurse means working with patients on preventative and diagnostic measures, like mammograms or ultrasounds.

It also means administering chemotherapy treatments like radiology. More specifically, interventional radiology nurses use image technology to diagnose and treat diseases in every organ.

Read on to learn more about becoming an interventional radiology nurse.

What makes the perfect interventional radiology nurse?

Interventional radiology nurses should be exceptionally good at communicating. You’ll be working with advanced technology and will need to explain procedures well to patients.

Speaking of technology, you’ll need to be good at learning on your feet. The exciting thing about interventional radiology is its technology is always advancing. But this means you’ll need to be open to new systems and procedures. Be adaptable, and make sure to ask questions if you don’t understand something.

Finally, make sure you’re confident! All this technology and work can get confusing, but you need to make sure that your patients trust you to do a great job. Be confident in the technology and your knowledge of it.

What kind of experience do I need to become an interventional radiology nurse?

First, you need to pass your National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) to become certified as a registered nurse.

Next, you’ll need to work 2,000 hours as a registered nurse and complete 30 educational hours in continuing education in radiology to become a certified radiology nurse. Once you complete these steps, and pass your certified radiology nurse exam, you’re officially a certified radiology nurse.

What is an average day for an interventional radiology nurse?

Interventional radiology nurses have a wide variety of tasks each day. You’ll have normal nursing tasks, like monitoring patients’ vitals and instructing them on pre- and post-procedure care.

In addition, you’ll work with diagnostic imaging, ultrasounds, CT and MRI scans. Many of these scans require patients to drink or swallow special dyes and chemicals that will show up the scans, and it will be your job to administer these. During the patient’s procedure, you’ll position them correctly, administer anesthetics if necessary, and monitor the patient’s well-being throughout.

Ready for a more flexible career? Check out our open interventional radiology travel nursing jobs.

About the author

Kathleen Stone

Kathleen Stone is a writer for RNnetwork from Salt Lake City, Utah. In her spare time, she loves going to the desert, trying new foods and being with family.

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