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Question

Part A

1. You have a client booked in to your clinic and have been asked to undertake some relevant clinical measurements as a baseline, prior to the procedure.

2. It is important to identify the client for the purposes of undertaking any clinical measurements or when the client is subject to a clinical or diagnostic procedure.

a. Why is it important to identify the client?

b. What are the consequences if a client is misidentified?

c. Identify 3 ways of positively identifying a client

3. Clients have a right to decide if they will or won't have a medical procedure performed.

Briefly describe what is meant by Informed Consent and an example of where the client has given 'consent' to a procedure. (Refer to your learning materials for the definitions of both Implied and Expressed Consent for guidance)

4. Identify and describe at least 3 circumstances or conditions where you would be required to adapt to the unique requirements of the client.

5. Maintaining adequate personal hygiene and infection control standards is an essential component to keep you and your client safe. Describe at least 3 techniques/control measurements and/or protocols that would be utilised to ensure an appropriate infection control protocol is undertaken.

6. Vital signs are measurements of the body's basic function. They generally cover three  components normally referred to as TPR.

• Briefly identify what TPR refers to

• What the normal (adult) ranges are for these three components.

7. Blood glucose testing is important with people with diabetes, as an accurate measurement of a person's BGL (Blood Glucose Levels), the aim of which is to keep and maintain blood sugar (glucose) levels within a normal or specific range. What is the normal BGL range for an adult?

8. What piece of equipment would you need for each of the following procedures?

a. Blood pressure

b. Temperature

c. Waist circumference

d. Blood glucose measurement

e. Spirometry

f. Visual acuity

g. Colour vision

9. A clinical procedure is reliable if it produces stable and consistent results. Identify 3 kinds of errors which could cause measurements to be unreliable..

10. You have completed your procedure, obtained a valid clinical measurement(s) and recorded it in the appropriate organisational documents in accordance with procedures.

You may now be required to undertake some follow-up with the patient. Outline what type of follow-up with the patient may be required, once a clinical measurement has been undertaken. (Refer to your learning materials for an explanation of the type of follow-up that may be required).