Interventionals / Special Procedures

Question 0

What are the UC’s responsibilities for booking an interventional at another hospital

Answer 0

1. Phone the x-Ray dept
2. State test ordered, give pertinent info. They will give you a date & time for the pt to be at the hospital & a return time
3. In red ink, write the date, time & which hospital test is at beside physicians order
4. Book ambulance if necessary
5. Fill in info on kardex (x-Ray ordered, place/time/date of x-Ray etc)
6. Complete the req and attach it to the pts chart

Question 1

List some of the general preparation patients may require for Interventional

Answer 1

1. Sign a consent form
2. Pre operative meds may be ordered
3. Antibiotics sometimes
4. An IV may be started
5. Shave prep
6. Pt may be NPO/clear fluids a day before an examination
7. Bowel prep day before examination
8. Blood tests
9. ECG
10. The pt chart & addressograph plate accompany the pt

Question 2

If a patient is going to another hospital for a test what information is required for ambulance dispatch?

Answer 2

Patients name
Hospital & unit  you are calling from
Hospital & department patient is going to in that hospital
Time patient should be there
Time patient should be picked up and returned from the X-ray
If the patient needs a nurse escort
If the patient has any special needs
Are they wheelchair or stretcher

Question 3

Which interventionals require prep?

Answer 3

All

Question 4

Which a tests should be done for an interventional?

Answer 4

CBC, INR, ECG & creatinine