Index

Best Practice Guidelines

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Coding Legend: 01.01.01. = Heading.Topic.Guideline, plus Category
Example: 01.01.05 = Patient Management.Patient Care.Claustrophobia, Core

01. PATIENT MANAGEMENT
01.01.	Patient Care
01.01.01.	Communication of critical or unexpected findings	Core
01.01.02.	Patient monitoring and physical assessment	Core
01.01.03.	Patient sedation	Core
01.01.04.	Patient preparation	RTNM
01.01.05.	Claustrophobia	Core
01.01.06.	Patient comfort and positioning	Core
01.02.	Patient Interactions
01.02.01.	Patient identification	Core
01.02.02.	Introduction to patient	Core
01.02.03.	Informed consent	Core
01.02.04.	Patient education	Core
01.02.05.	Sharing personal opinions with patients	Core
01.02.06.	Patient and family complaints	Core
01.02.07.	Confrontation or abusive situations	Core
01.02.08.	Nuclear medicine imaging and theranostic patients at security checkpoints	RTNM, RTT
01.03.	Patient and Family-Centered Care
01.03.01.	Patient and family-centered care in practice	Core
01.03.02.	Patient advocacy	Core
01.03.03.	Suspected physical abuse	Core
01.04.	Records and Reporting
01.04.01.	Markers and annotation	RTR
02. PATIENT SAFETY
02.01.	General Safety
02.01.01.	Infection control	Core
02.01.02.	Maintenance of CPR certification	Core
02.01.03.	Administration of interventional agents	RTNM
02.01.04.	Falls prevention	Core
02.02.	Radiation Safety
02.02.01.	Breastfeeding patients	Core
02.02.02.	Breastfeeding and lactation in nuclear medicine	RTNM
02.02.03.	Pregnant patients	Core
02.02.04.	Collimation	RTR
02.02.05.	Communicating risk and benefit	Core
02.02.06.	Minimizing patient exposure	Core
02.02.07.	Radiation safety outside the department	RTR
02.02.08.	Accountability for accurate dose to patient	RTNM
02.02.09.	Patient education regarding iodine therapy	RTNM
02.03.	MRI Safety
02.03.01.	Authorized MRI personnel	RTMR
02.03.02.	Burn prevention	RTMR
02.03.03.	Hearing protection	RTMR
02.03.04.	Investigation of foreign bodies	RTMR
02.03.05.	MRI facility design	RTMR
02.03.06.	MRI of pregnant patients	RTMR
02.03.07.	MRI screening	RTMR
02.03.08.	Optimal staffing in MRI	RTMR
02.03.09.	Prevention of projectile accidents	RTMR
02.03.10.	Quench process	RTMR
02.04.	Patient Safety Incidents
02.04.01.	Patient safety incident reporting	Core
02.04.02.	Disclosure of patient safety incidents	Core
02.04.03.	Support following a patient safety incident	Core
02.04.04.	Incident reporting in quality improvement	Core
02.04.05.	Errors in administration of radiopharmaceuticals	RTNM
03. QUALITY OF CARE
03.01.	Appropriate Care
03.01.01.	Patient history	Core
03.01.02.	Appropriateness of requisition, order or prescription	Core
03.01.03.	Appropriateness of mobile examinations	RTR
03.01.04.	Clarification of requisition, order or prescription	Core
03.01.05.	Performance of new responsibilities	Core
03.01.06.	Gender inclusive care	Core
03.02.	Adapting Care
03.02.01.	Adapting and responding to treatment plan deviations	RTT
03.03.	Complex Patients
03.03.01.	Palliative treatment	RTT
03.03.02.	Patients with CIEDs	RTT
03.04.	Planning Care
03.04.01.	Overall patient care	RTT
03.04.02.	Patient assessment	RTT
03.04.03.	Workflow decisions	Core
03.05.	Quality Assurance
03.05.01.	Image quality	Core
03.05.02.	Radiopharmaceutical quality control	RTNM
04. PROFESSIONALISM
04.01.	Collaborative Practice
04.01.01.	Interprofessional collaboration	Core
04.01.02.	Transitions in care	Core
04.02.	Professional Conduct
04.02.01.	Resolving conflicts with healthcare professionals	Core
04.02.02.	Addressing professional misconduct	Core
04.03.	Professional Development
04.03.01.	Continuing professional development	Core
04.03.02.	Reflective practice	Core
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
05.01.	Radiation Safety, at work
05.01.01.	Minimizing MRT exposure	Core
05.01.02.	Pregnant MRTs	Core
05.01.03.	Education for other professionals working in the nuclear medicine environment	RTNM
05.02., at work	MRI Safety, at work	Core
05.02.01.	Controlled access to the MRI environment	Core
05.03., at work	General Safety, at work
05.03.01.	Safe patient handling	Core
05.04.	Mental Health
05.04.01.	Burnout	Core
05.04.02.	Monitoring Mental Health	Core

Index

Best Practice Guidelines

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