Competency information

Details

Use a range of data management systems and methods to support and improve safe and effective patient care in the critical care environment.

Considerations

Critical Care informatics

  • Patient/Unit management
  • Monitoring systems, networks and interfaces
  • CIS data acquisition, data logging and reports
  • Care bundles
  • Audit
  • ICNARC and CCMDS

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.