Competency information
Details
Perform all tasks in accordance with relevant procedures/protocols/legislation including infection control, health and safety, critical incident reporting ensuring appropriate patient identity checks are performed and the patient is fully identified on each type of recording.
Considerations
- Protocols and requirements for hygiene and infection control related to the relevant range of procedures, including preparation, conduct and completion of the procedure.
- Protocol for hand washing and how effective hand washing contributes to control of infection.
- The relevant health and safety regulations specific to the critical care procedure.
- The potential hazards and risks and the actions to be taken to minimise these.
- Relevant guidelines.
- The importance of checking and confirming the patient identity and the implications of not doing so.
- Critical incident notification and when to judge when it is necessary to document in incident reporting.
- Role of senior staff and procedures involved.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Check and prepare equipment used in high-level transfer of patients. |
| # 2 | Outcome Perform non-invasive ventilation. |
| # 3 | Outcome Perform ECG monitoring, recognising and responding to trends in physiological variables. |
| # 4 | Outcome Perform non-invasive BP monitoring, recognising and responding to trends in physiological variables. |
| # 5 | Outcome Perform oxygen saturation monitoring, recognising and responding to trends in physiological variables. |
| # 6 | Outcome Perform Capnography (CO2) monitoring recognising and responding to trends in physiological variables. |
| # 7 | Outcome Perform invasive pressure monitoring, recognising and responding to trends in physiological variables. |
| # 9 | Outcome Perform a range of near patient tests at the point of care specific to critical care patient requirements, quality assuring the results. |