[SAFETY PATIENT. USE AND MANAGEMENT OF CONTRAST MEDIA]

This article tries to point out the patient safety and the fundamental rol of nursing in the management of contrast media in the Imaging Diagnostic Services, two aspects of vital importance in the nurse practique. We will look at what the contrast agents are, how we can use them, what the routes of administration are, their adverse reactions and everything related to the patient safety that we, as professional, should do in our daily performance. And, of course, the process must include the information we need to give to the patient, verbally and written (informed consent) in the current legal framework. The aim of this work is to provide the nurse with updated knowledge that is necessary to carry out safety nursing care interventions within the context of the performance of diagnosis techniques using contrast agents.