Brachytherapy Patients - Procedures for Nurses
Volume 4
Length 37:00
This video begins by introducing two characters; John, the local medical school "whiz-kid", and Robin, a nursing student who is studing for a brachytherapy exam. As John and Robin take an imaginary tour through the hospital they discuss, and quiz each other on the information nurses need to know. This information includes such topics as basic radiation safety (for example: time, distance, shielding, the philosophy of ALARA), various brachytherapy procedures, and the radionuclides employed, the characteristics of these nuclides, procedures to use when in the patient's room, basic NRC regulations concerning radioactive materials, personnel monitoring devices, as well as a wealth of additional information useful and necessary for nurses.
The book provides educational tools including a test, answer sheets , answer guides, sign-up sheets for hospital records, a list of objectives, a glossary, common questions asked by nurses concerning brachytherapy procedures, a discussion of general safety procedures and a copy of the Nurses Instructions.
After using this video kit your nursing staff will have the information they need to safely handle radioactive brachytherapy patients. For more information concerning these credits, or any other aspect of this video, please do not hesitate to call us at 1-800-753-4DTC.
