Competency information
Details
Respect the dignity, rights, privacy and confidentiality of patients at all times, taking appropriate action to respond to the specific needs of each patient.
Considerations
- The rights of the patient with regard to privacy and dignity.
- The rights of the patient with regard to confidentiality of consultation and medical records.
- Requirements of patients with disabilities and special needs.
- Key factors influencing dignity, rights, privacy and confidentiality, including age, gender, culture and beliefs.
- The importance of checking and confirming the patient identity and the implications of not doing so.
- Presenting signs and symptoms of a patient who is acutely ill, deteriorating, or collapsed.
- Recognition of the contraindications to testing prior to the test, as defined by department protocol/national guidelines.
- The range of needs of people with disabilities within a typical care pathway for a patient requiring critical care.
- Pathology, clinical features and the management of common problems that present to Critical Care.
- Early identification of a sick patient.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # .1 | Outcome The trainee should produce evidence of completion of basic or intermediate life support training before undertaking any of the learning outcomes. |
| # 2 | Outcome Perform the selection of the appropriate mode and pattern of ventilation with respect to the patient’s sedation level and lung pathology/pathophysiology, diagnosing common problems associated with ventilator testing and application. |
| # 4 | Outcome Interpret and apply the monitoring techniques available on high specification ventilators with respect to the ventilation settings. |
| # 5 | Outcome Perform and manage Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for a range of pathologies safely in accordance with current guidelines. |
| # 6 | Outcome Set up and operate an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) with reference to safety, risk management and therapeutic effects. |