Competency information
Details
Obtain a suitably completed request form, greet patient, check patient ID and ensure that the patient’s identity is confirmed as correct and fully identified on each type of recording system.
Considerations
- The requirements for correct completion of request forms and how to validate the request.
- The importance of checking and confirming the patient identity and the implications of not doing so.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 | Outcome Plan, prepare and undertake a range of respiratory investigations, including challenge testing and non-invasive respiratory muscle function measurements. |
| # 3 | Outcome Plan, prepare and undertake complete overnight pulse oximetry and limited multichannel recordings in a variety of patient conditions to obtain a range of subjective measurements of sleepiness in patients presenting with excessive daytime sleepiness. |
| # 4 | Outcome Plan, prepare and undertake trials of the effectiveness of CPAP therapy to assess patients’ interface requirements and commence ventilation using appropriate settings. |