Abstract
The literature is clear regarding the gap between retiring baby boomer nurses and new nurses entering the profession. Fewer nurses, together with the growing number of minimally invasive image-guided procedures, are major challenges for meeting the future demands of radiology nursing. How do we engage students, introduce the field of radiology to students, and begin to prepare the next generation of radiology nurses? This article discusses the planning phase of a creatively designed radiology immersion experience (RIE) for undergraduate nursing students, which includes both didactic course work and phased-in clinical experiences. Developed by faculty from an undergraduate baccalaureate nursing program and administrators from a large metropolitan teaching hospital in the Midwest, RIE is aimed at providing an innovative approach to learning and generating interest in radiology nursing as a future career path.
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