Yes there are but I can not recall any to list here. It would all depend on the rules and regulations in your state about the nurses scope of practice, the radiation safety issues, what education and training would be required for you and what polices and procedures your hospital approves. Lynn
We use it when we have a problem threading a PICC, or when it keeps going up the IJ or across to the other side. But we don't run the machine, the radiologist runs it but lets us do our procedure watching it on the screen. It doesnt happen that often but radiology is always happy to do it for us.
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861
You must know your state rules as Lynn points out
Many states only allow a tech to use fluoro
In those cases a nurse does not step on the pedal but a tech does as the RN positions the line. This is the most common scenario
Kathy Kokotis
Bard Access Systems