Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for clinical measurement
- Assess environment for suitability to conduct a clinical measurement
- Select equipment, consumables and documentation, check for serviceability and arrange for use
- Explain clinical measurement clearly and simply to the client to clarify its purpose and structure
- Give client the opportunity to ask questions and discuss concerns
- Gain informed consent from client in accordance with clinical guidelines, organisation policies and procedures
- Assure and maintain confidentiality of client information
- Use personal protective equipment if required
- Obtain clinical measurements
- Follow personal hygiene and infection control procedures
- Conduct clinical measurements to produce valid, reliable and accurate results, in accordance with clinical guidelines, organisation policies and procedures
- If measurement results are unreliable, conduct a re-measurement
- Record results in accordance with clinical guidelines, organisation policies and procedures
- Review and report measurement results
- Clean and store equipment