Australian-Professional-Standards-Practices

Standard 5.2 Demonstrate effective clinical management of
patients
This standard relates to the radiographer or radiation therapist’s responsibility to ensure
that the procedures carried out are applicable and relevant for the patient’s. It covers
compliance with standard procedures, documentation, and collaboration with other
members of the professional team to confirm that patients have the optimum outcome
from each procedure.
Element 1: Document and apply clinical procedures
Indicators
Cues
1. Prepare and accurately document
clinical procedures
• Recognises the importance of record
keeping.
• Apply standard procedure and protocols
• Maintains appropriate, accurate, and
legible records.
Element 2: Participate in patient care in consultation with the team
Indicators
1. Recognition of the patients
progress through the management of
their condition in the context of the
multidisciplinary team
2. Determines the appropriate
examination for the patient condition
3. Initiates the appropriate patient
care at all stages of treatment
4. Evaluates each clinical situation
and the range of available and
appropriate interventions that may
be required in a timely fashion
5. Make judgments from the verbal
and physical presentation of a patient
and information from referring
practitioners
Cues
• Collaborates with other members of the
healthcare team to make treatment
recommendations that facilitate quality
patient care.
• Works within the team to provide
treatment that is focused on both the
physical and psychological needs of the
patient.
• Determines and selects appropriate
examination based on established
protocols.
• Identifies the needs of the individual
patient.
• Provides the appropriate care throughout
the treatment.
• Knows basic life support methods.
• Has knowledge of and is able to implement
the procedure to follow in case of a clinical
emergency.
• Collects information from a range of
sources, and uses this accordingly to
determine the appropriate examination.
• Procedures are tailored to the patient
based on the information collected.
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