This unit of study provides students with opportunities to consolidate and expand their clinical knowledge, skills, and attitudes within the specialty of interventional radiology nursing. It concentrates on healthcare in the periprocedural environment. In applying theory to practice providing optimum nursing care, students examine, anatomy and physiology, pharmacokinetics preparing people for procedures and managing techniques and technology specific to the procedural environment. The nurse working in interventional radiology needs a sound foundation of physiology, disease processes, assessment and management options to form the basis for clinical decision-making and problem-solving.
| Interventional Radiology Nursing | |
| Unit of study code | 331 |
| Availability | Graduate Certificate in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Nursing |
| Term | APRIL, OCTOBER |
| Pre-requisite | 330 – Principles of Diagnostic Medical Imaging Nursing |
| EFTSL | 0.125 FTE |
| Credit points | 6 |
| Mode of study | Online |
| Hours of study | 150 |
| Fee* | Tier 2 |
| Prescribed texts | Nil |
| Co-ordinated by | Melissa O’Loughlin e: melissa.o’loughlin@acn.edu.au |
| Content | Intended learning outcomes for this subject/program
After completing this subject, the learner will be able to:- |
Assessment Tasks | ||
| Type of assessment
Note the completed assessment item (e.g. Assessment 1: Online discussion) |
Weighting
(% of total marks) |
When assessed – academic week
(e.g. Week 8) |
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| Theme 1: The role of the nurse in interventional radiology and procedural sedation | a) a) apply advanced knowledge of disease pathophysiology relating to the nursing care of patients in the interventional radiology setting | Assessment 1: Quiz | 10% | 3 |
| Theme 2: Disease processes requiring interventional radiology | b) analyse the pharmacological interventions, management, and its potential implications for IR procedures | Assessment 2: Policy critique | 30% | 6 |
| Theme 3: Interventional radiology procedures and associated nursing care | c) appraise the role of the interventional radiology (IR) nurse in optimising person-centred outcomes in the IR environment | Assessment 3: Audiovisual assessment | 20% | 8 |
| Theme 4: Innovation and quality improvement in interventional radiology | d) analyse the standards, policies or procedures that inform evidence-based care in the IR setting | Assessment 4: Analysis of care | 40% | 10 |
| e) evaluate the evidence-based nursing care required to meet the physical and psychological needs of a person in the IR setting | ||||
Interventional Radiology Nursing (331) is a Tier 2 unit.
| Tiers | 2026 Member price (10% discount) | 2026 Non-member price |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | $2,460.60 | $2,734.00 |
| Tier 2 | $2,806.20 | $3,118.00 |
| Tier 3 | $3,623.80 | $4,026.00 |
| Tier 4 | $4,266.00 | $4,740.00 |
| *Graduate certificate / single unit of study fees are reviewed annually and are subject to change without notice | ||
*Fees are subject to change without notice.
