Quality Improvement: Staff Radiation Exposure Reduction While Maintaining Patient Safety. (Journal of Radiology Nursing, 2017, 36(4) p. 242-244)

Radiology nurses continuously strive for improved patient safety. However, these practices may lead to unanticipated decreased staff safety. Nursing leadership identified an increase in quarterly dosimeter readings among staff and found that the root cause was linked to insufficient education and practices regarding radiation exposure times.

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