Advanced Practice and Leadership in Radiology Nursing

Kathleen A. Gross, MSN, BS, RN-BC, CRN, is the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Radiology Nursing (JRN), which publishes works relevant to all imaging modalities across the life span. Kathleen's experience includes working as a clinical radiology nurse in interventional radiology for 21 years. She taught nursing students and radiology technology students. She also served as an adjunct faculty for a university nursing program. She served in a national capacity as secretary, president-elect, president and past president of the Association for Radiologic and Imaging Nursing (ARIN). Kathleen has served on the American College of Radiology's (ACR)'s Safety Committee. Since 2017, she has served on the ACR Commission on Patient and Family-Centered Care Education Committee. Kathleen has held committee appointments with Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), serving since 2006 as a committee member within the Health & Safety Committee as well as SIR's Standards Committee. Her knowledge and skills contributed to her work as a founding member of the Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Coalition; she served on the PAD coordinating committee and nominating committee. She is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and has been a member in the International Academy of Nursing Editors. Professional contributions as a nurse leader are evidenced by her numerous publications. She has authored and co-authored published articles specific to radiology and/or radiology nursing in peer-reviewed journals and written columns, editorials and book chapters. Kathleen was instrumental in the development of the first radiologic nursing certification examination and served on the Radiologic Nursing Certification Board. Kathleen is the recipient of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Dean's Award for Outstanding Nurse Leader 2018, the 2018 Maryland Nurses Association Outstanding Pathfinder Award (for excellence and creative leadership in nursing) and the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Award, 2018. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International.

Preface. Foreword 1. Foreword2. Ackowledgments. Section I. Radiology Roles.- Chapter 1. Advanced Practice in Radiology.- Chapter 2. Clinical Nurse Specialist.- Chapter 3. Nurse Manager.- Section II. Clinical Patient Care Topics.- Chapter 4. X-ray Interpretation.- Chapter 5. Point of Service Testing.- Chapter 6. Pre and Post Procedure Nursing Care.- Chapter 7. Sedation, Analgesia and Patient Monitoring.- Chapter 8. Positioning the Patient for Procedures.- Chapter 9. Contrast Reactions.- Chapter 10. Vascular Access and Hemostasis.- Section III. Safety in Radiology.- Chapter 11. Infection Prevention.- fChapter 12.  Radiation Safety.- Chapter 13. Waste Anesthesia Gases.- Chapter 14. Medical Laser Safety.- Chapter 15. Minimally Invasive Procedures.- Chapter 16. Hybrid Procedures.- Chapter 17. MRI Safety.- Chapter 18. Alarm Fatigue.- Chapter 19. Falls.- Section IV. The Patient in Radiology.- Chapter 20. Consents.- Chapter 21. Adverse Events.- Chapter 22. Telephone Communications.- Chapter 23. Radiology Health Literacy.- Chapter 24. Patient Experience in Radiology.- Chapter 25. Child Life.- Chapter 26. Forensic Imaging.- Section V   Professional Topics.- Chapter 27. Cybersecurity.- Chapter 28. Nursing Research and Outcomes.- Chapter 29. Interprofessional Education.- Chapter 30. Social Media.- Chapter 31. Response to Violence.- Chapter 32. Current Trends in Radiology.