Policies, Procedures and Guidelines

Examples

Overarching Policies

IR Staffing and Competency Requirements

• IR Education - Nurses and Technologists

• Consent for Procedures in IR

• Management of Pregnant Patients in IR

Radiation Safety

• Radiation Safety for  IR - General

• Radiation Safety for IR - C-Arm Fluoroscopy

• Radiation Safety for IR - Procedure-Specific Doses

Practice Standards

• Sterile Technique in IR - Practice  Standard

• Sterile Technique in IR

• Skin Preparation for IR Procedures

• Vascular Access and Management of Vascular Devices in IR

• Time Out in IR

Procedure Preparation

• Pre-Procedure Assessment and Preparation for IR

• Patient Preparation for IR Procedures

• Holding and Restarting Blood Thinners in IR

• Holding and Restarting GLP-1s in IR

Nursing Care and Recovery

• Assessment and Documentation for IR Procedures

• Procedural Sedation for IR

• Contrast Allergy and Contrast Reactions in IR

• IR Nurse Monitoring - Pre- and Post-Procedure Requirements

• Post-Procedure Care and Recovery in IR

• Discharge Criteria After IR Procedures

• Transfer of Care and Discharge from IR

• Vascular Sheath Removal in IR

• Radial Compression Device Removal in IR

Clinical Pathways

• Hyperacute Stroke Pathway - Imaging and Intervention

• Pulmonary Embolism  Response Team (PERT) Pathway

Sample

Sample: IR Procedural Safety Checklist (Briefing, Time-Out, Debrief)