Competency information
Details
Advise nuclear medicine services/service users on a range of issues, including on the requirements for cessation of breastfeeding prior to administration of radiopharmaceuticals.
Considerations
- Requirements/implications for cessation of breastfeeding prior to administration of radiopharmaceuticals.
- Potential medicine interactions and interventions that may affect radiopharmaceutical performance or the outcome of a patient investigation or treatment.
- When an undesired patient radiation exposure may arise from either misadministration or maladministration of a radiopharmaceutical.
- Suitability and formulation of non-radioactive medicines used to enhance nuclear medicine studies.
- Administration of medicines for the protection of organs from unwanted radiation exposure.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 3 | Outcome Perform the normal daily preparation of radiopharmaceuticals and advise nuclear medicine services/service users on a range of issues, including the requirements for cessation of breastfeeding prior to administration of radiopharmaceuticals. |