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AMA, radiology groups ‘strongly oppose’ federal bill that would expand nurses’ authority

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The Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act aims to let APRNs practice “to the full scope of their education and clinical training.”

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Adopting new model of quality management improves nursing safety in radiology

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The “Plan-Do-Check-Act” approach also helped decrease wait times and adverse events, according to a study published in the Journal of Radiology Nursing.

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CDC considers letting nurse practitioners, physician assistants read X-rays under federal program

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The agency's B Reader Program trains and certifies physicians to classify chest radiographs of workers participating in federal health surveillance programs.

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Volume of interventional radiology procedures performed by nurse practitioners surges 143%

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Physician assistants also handled a growing share of treatments, with their tally increasing nearly 67% between 2010 and 2021.

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AuntMinnie 2019: Details emerge on MRI accident in Sweden

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Chilling details are emerging about the incident that led to a specialist nurse being seriously injured, and members of the country's imaging community have started to respond. "The accident raises questions about how it could happen. At this stage, the nurse was unconscious. The accident was not caused by lack of knowledge.

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AuntMinnie 2016: A proposal would let nurses take on imaging duties

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Our top article in 2016 reported on a proposal to enable advanced-level nurses in the VA health system to order, perform, supervise, and interpret some imaging studies. Advanced-level nurses would be able to order and interpret some medical imaging exams in the U.S. The controversial proposal was scaled back later in the year.

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ASRT report highlights enrollment growth in technologist programs

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While people may think that attending medical school means becoming a nurse and/or a doctor, Culp said theres so much more in healthcare than what may be portrayed to a general audience. MR imaging programs enrolled an average of 1,004 students in 2024, an increase from 555 in 2023. The ASRT has been undertaking a public awareness campaign.