What safety actions does the nurse need to take for a patient
on oxygen therapy who is undergoing magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI)?
a) Ensure that no patient care equipment containing metal enters the
room where the MRI is located.
For patient safety the nurse must make sure no patient care
equipment (e.g., portable oxygen tanks) that contains metal or metal
parts enters the room where the MRI is located. The magnetic field
generated by the unit is so strong that any metal-containing items will
be strongly attracted and can literally be pulled away with such great
force that they can fly like projectiles towards the magnet.
b) Securely fasten the patient’s portable oxygen tank to the bottom of
the MRI table after the patient has been positioned on the top of the
MRI table.
For patient safety the nurse must make sure no patient care
equipment (e.g., portable oxygen tanks) that contains metal or metal
parts enters the room where the MRI is located.
c) Check the patient’s oxygen saturation level using a pulse oximeter
after the patient has been placed on the MRI table.
For patient safety the nurse must make sure no patient care
equipment (e.g., portable oxygen tanks) that contains metal or metal
parts enters the room where the MRI is located.
d) No special safety actions need to be taken.
For patient safety the nurse must make sure no patient care
equipment (e.g., portable oxygen tanks) that contains metal or metal
parts enters the room where the MRI is located.
on oxygen therapy who is undergoing magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI)?
a) Ensure that no patient care equipment containing metal enters the
room where the MRI is located.
For patient safety the nurse must make sure no patient care
equipment (e.g., portable oxygen tanks) that contains metal or metal
parts enters the room where the MRI is located. The magnetic field
generated by the unit is so strong that any metal-containing items will
be strongly attracted and can literally be pulled away with such great
force that they can fly like projectiles towards the magnet.
b) Securely fasten the patient’s portable oxygen tank to the bottom of
the MRI table after the patient has been positioned on the top of the
MRI table.
For patient safety the nurse must make sure no patient care
equipment (e.g., portable oxygen tanks) that contains metal or metal
parts enters the room where the MRI is located.
c) Check the patient’s oxygen saturation level using a pulse oximeter
after the patient has been placed on the MRI table.
For patient safety the nurse must make sure no patient care
equipment (e.g., portable oxygen tanks) that contains metal or metal
parts enters the room where the MRI is located.
d) No special safety actions need to be taken.
For patient safety the nurse must make sure no patient care
equipment (e.g., portable oxygen tanks) that contains metal or metal
parts enters the room where the MRI is located.