Competency information
Details
Assist in monitoring intracranial pressure/electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring, interpreting and responding to trends in physiological variables and calibrating as necessary.
Considerations
- Range of equipment used, relative merits and principles of measurement, including:
- recognition of the errors or potential risks of using defective equipment in clinical practice and the implications of use
- the application of relevant troubleshooting skills
- identification of common faults and remedial action
- current safety standards, including safety testing and routine maintenance
- requirements for set-up and calibration specific to that procedure.
- Preparation of life support equipment, where appropriate.
- SOP for intracranial pressure and EEG monitoring.
- Indications for intracranial/EEG monitoring.
- Advantages and disadvantages.
- Risk of infection.
- Types of intracranial/EEG monitors.
- Site of placement of the monitoring device.
- How to minimise patient discomfort in relation to monitoring devices.
- Normal ranges and interpretation in the context of the clinical circumstances.
- Identification of abnormalities requiring urgent intervention.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 7 | Outcome Perform invasive pressure monitoring, recognising and responding to trends in physiological variables. |