Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes
- Prepare clients for procedure
- Determine preparation needs from review of information
- Select and use personal protective equipment appropriate to procedure
- Adopt standard and additional infection control guidelines and precautions according to organisation documented procedure
- Attach equipment safely and securely to appropriate sites
- Safely detach equipment when no longer required with minimum risk of damage to client, staff or equipment
- Safely store equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations, or prepare ready for re-use
- Follow established procedures if equipment is found to be faulty
- Assist with client transfer
- Identify correct operating table and table orientation before client is transferred
- Informrelevant personnel of actions to be performed
- Detach equipment not required following correct procedure and infection control requirements
- Safely and correctly adjust equipment attached to client during transfer
- Maintain a safe working area and clear passage at all times assessing and controlling for manual task risk factors
- Minimise and respond to client discomfort during transfer
- Re-connect and position equipment once transfer is completed following infection control requirements
- Maintain client’s dignity before, during and after transfer
- Position clients for operative procedure
- Inform client of positioning procedure, reassure and seek co-operation as required
- Ensure relevant equipment is available and correctly positioned
- Take into account individual client needs and confirm with relevant personnel
- Follow correct manual handling procedures and seek assistance
- Safely position clientto meet the requirements of the anaesthetist and surgeon and the clients condition
- Seek confirmation of correct position from anaesthetist and surgeon
- Maintain the client in correct position as required, using assistive equipment when available
- Maintain client’s dignity during positioning