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The Prescribing, Identifying, Supplying, Preparing, and/or Administration of Medication to Patients by Radiographers/Radiological Technologists POSITION STATEMENT Revised 2019

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The Prescribing, Identifying, Supplying, Preparing, and/or

Administration of Medication to Patients by

Radiographers/Radiological Technologists

POSITION STATEMENT

Revised2019

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ThePrescribing,Identifying,Supplying,Preparing,and/orAdministrationofMedicationtoPatientsbyRadiographers/RadiologicalTechnologistsTheISRRTconsiderstheidentification,preparationand/oradministrationofmedicationas

prescribedbyalicensedpractitionertobewithinthescopeofpracticefor

radiographers/radiologicaltechnologistssubjecttotheirdemonstrationofappropriateeducational

preparationleadingtoclinicalcompetencewheretheadministrationofmedicationispermissible

byregulation/national/provinciallaw.

TheISRRTpromotesthescopeofpracticefortheprescribing,identifying,supplying,preparation

and/oradministrationofmedicationbyradiographers/radiologicaltechnologistsinthedeliveryof

safe,cost-effective,andhigh-qualitydiagnosticimagingandradiotherapyservices.Furthermore,

theISRRTconsiderstheprescribingofmedicationtobewithinthescopeofpracticeof

appropriatelyeducatedandtrainedradiographers/radiologicaltechnologistswherelegal

mechanismssupportthisandwhenradiographers/radiologicaltechnologistsachievethestandards

requiredbylegislation.

Background:

Followingeducationandtraining,radiographers/radiologicaltechnologistswillhavethorough

understandingandknowledgeoftheanatomyandphysiologyrelevanttothemethodof

administrationandwillhaveachievedpracticalcompetenceintheprocessofadministration.They

willalsohaveathoroughunderstandingandknowledgeoftheidentification,safestorage,

preparation,calculation,documentation,administration,andpatientmonitoringrelatedtothe

administrationofmedicationfortheirscopeofclinicalpractice.Educationandtrainingalsoinclude

knowledgeofthepharmacologyofthemedication,indicationsforuse,patientselection,

contraindicationsandactionsrequired,warnings,precautions,properuseandadversereactions

forthemedication.Radiographers/radiologicaltechnologistsutilizetheadministrationof

associatedmedicinestoenhancestructuresand,showfunctionorasatreatment.

Aradiographer/radiologicaltechnologistshouldbeeducated,trainedandassessedascompetentin

theadministrationofmedicinesrelevanttotheirscopeofpractice.Thisincludessafeand

appropriatestoragerequirements,infectioncontrolprecautions,themanagementofemergency

situations,themedico-legalframeworkandlocalgovernanceprocedures/policiesunderwhichthey

areworking.

Radiographers/radiologicaltechnologistsshouldbecompetentinappropriatelycommunicating

informationregardingmedicationtopatientsandothermembersofthemulti-disciplinaryteam,

observingandadvisingpatientsonpossiblecomplicationsandadversereactionsfollowingthe

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administrationofmedicationandrespondingappropriatelywithagreedinterventionstosuch

complicationsinconjunctionwithotherclinicalstaffifrequired.Aradiographer/radiological

technologistshouldundertakecontinuingprofessionaldevelopmentwithregardtothiselementof

theirscopeofpracticetoensurethattheyremainsafeandcompetent.Healthcarefacilitypolicies

shouldbedevelopedtoensurethatsafetyandqualityisobtained.Thisincludesindependent

practicesaswellashospitalsettings.

References:

https://www.iaea.org/about/radiation-safety-and-monitoring-section.Inter/BasicSafety

Standards(BSS),InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA),GeneralSafetyRequirementsPart3,

July2014.

PracticeGuidanceforRadiographerIndependentand/orSupplementaryPrescribers,Published:22

February2016

ISBN:978-1-909802-09-4/https://www.sor.org/learning/document-library/practice-guidance-

standardsofproficiency-radiographers

HealthandCareProfessionsCouncil2013,http://www.hpc-

uk.org/assets/documents/10000DBDStandards_of_Proficiency_.

ThePracticeStandardsforMedicalImagingandRadiationTherapy(RadiographyCardiac

InterventionalandVascularInterventionalTechnology,MagneticResonanceMammography,

NuclearMedicineRadiologistAssistant,RadiationTherapySonography,PracticeStandards

https://www.asrt.org/docs/default-source/practice-standards-published/ps.

CourseofStudyfortheCertificationofCompetenceinAdministeringIntravenousInjections,

Published:21June,2011ISBN:1871101247Edition:3rd

https://www.sor.org/learning/document-library/course-study-certification.

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