Nursing practice and advanced practice nurses in contrast media safety management.

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In diagnostic imaging departments, there has been a technological evolution in recent years. Progress made in interventional processes and the development of new treatments, as well as an increase in the number of diagnostic and therapeutic tests, has generated a growing and exponential need for specific care. Furthermore, the people who come to these departments are often in a vulnerable state and out of their comfort zone. The implementation of advanced practice nursing (APN) in the context of metabolic therapies and diagnostic imaging provides expert care with a holistic approach to patient care. It uses the nursing care process as a working method which, through research, logical analysis and critical reasoning, enables nursing care to be developed and applied. This approach contributes to safety management in the different processes in which it is engaged. The aim of this article is to highlight the interventions in which nursing practice can contribute to contrast media safety management in a diagnostic imaging department.