Referral for chest X-ray during pregnancy: considerations and concerns for the registered nurse referrer of medical ionising radiation
| Autor: | Jennifer Grehan, Shirley Ingram |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Pregnancy
030504 nursing Referral Registered nurse business.industry medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acute chest pain General Earth and Planetary Sciences Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Medical emergency 0305 other medical science business General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. 14:1-10 |
| ISSN: | 2052-2207 1749-6403 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/bjca.2019.0005 |
| Popis: | In Ireland, nurse referral of medical ionising radiation has been in practice for 10 years. The chest X-ray is a key investigation for the patient who presents with acute chest pain. For nurses working in the specialty of cardiology, a knowledge of the risk/benefits of the chest X-ray is important for patient care. For the nurse referrer, it is vital to perform in a safe, competent and knowledgeable capacity and, as a cardiology nurse practitioner and referrer of chest X-ray, special consideration must be given to the pregnancy status of all female patients. This article aims to explain the physics of ionising radiation, radiation governance, the principles of X-ray referral and the potential harmful effects on the patient, with a specific focus on nurse referral in women of childbearing age. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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