Please interview a family member or friend who has undergone an MRI exam. Please have them describe their experience and include at least: • How did they feel pre-exam? Did anything ease them or make them more nervous when it was time for the exam? What could have improved their experience? What can you do as a MR technologist to help patients have the best experience possible? Patients who receive an MRI scan can have various thoughts and feelings throughout their experience. To gain further insight into one of the experiences, I interviewed my brother, who had an MRI of his abdomen a few years prior. Before the scan began, he admitted to feeling nervous about the exam. Firstly, he felt anxious about what the scan would show. He felt pain in his abdomen and doctors were…show more content… He didn’t know if the scan would induce claustrophobia, or if he would be able to simply rest during its entirety. He had heard stories about the machine and how claustrophobia is common, so he did not want to experience it. However, he did express slight excitement at the idea of being one step closer to finding out what might be causing his pain. He said that the staff made him feel slightly calmer about the exam when it came time to go. They explained the entire scan and gave him a time estimate so he could be prepared to go in. They also explained that they would be able to communicate with him during the exam through the 2-way communication system, so if he needed anything during the exam, they could hear him. This was comforting for him in knowing he was not stuck in this room alone. This did not take away the nervousness completely, but they were definitely helpful in easing it. One thing that was uncomfortable during the exam was the temperature in the room. The room felt very cold, so it made it hard to relax and be still for the images. The cover they provided him with was not warm, so it did not provide much warmth during the
