Speaker: Melissa Mullen

Time: 4:15pm -5:15pm

Room: Valley of The Sun A,B,C

A consequence of delayed care and missed care due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare centers are seeing a rise in the number of patients with significant comorbidities. These complex patients are coming to our CT, MRI, and Interventional Radiology (IR) Departments for diagnostic tests or procedures and, due to their extensive medical conditions, are at increased risk for complications. Radiology nurses, technologists, advanced practice providers, and physicians need to be prepared to handle these emergencies as they arise.

This interactive presentation will review case studies and scenarios where patients developed complications in the IR or CT setting. Multiple choice questions will be asked at different stages of the presentation and audience members will be able to answer and participate in real time through a polling application. Nursing considerations, assessments, interventions, and medication administrations will be discussed. Come join in on the fun as we work together through these scenarios to solve the problems and improve our patient outcomes!