Competency information
Details
Set up equipment for taking clinical measurements.
Considerations
- Physics underpinning the measurement of physiological signals from patients.
- Technical, scientific and clinical basis of clinical measurements.
- Common artefacts in equipment calibration and performance.
- Sources of artefacts.
- Effects of signal noise.
- Recognition of deteriorating equipment performance.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Participate in clinical measurement procedures effectively and safely with due regard to the patient, health and safety, data security and governance in ICT within the context of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering. |