Provide pre-treatment information

Explain treatment options and possibilities, informing the patients in order to help them make well-balanced decisions.

provide information before treatment
supply pre-treatment information
provide pre-treatment advice
give information pre-treatment

skill/competence

sector-specific

Provide pre-treatment information is an essential skill of the following occupations:

Doctors’ surgery assistant: Doctors’ surgery assistants support doctors of medicine in medical measures, in performing simple support activities during medical procedures, standardised diagnostic programmes and standardised point-of-care tests, ensuring surgery hygiene, cleaning, disinfecting, sterilising and maintaining medical devices and performing the organisational and administrative tasks required for operating a doctor`s surgery under supervision, following the orders of the doctor of medicine.

Provide pre-treatment information is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Clinical perfusion scientist: Clinical perfusion scientists operate heart-lung equipment during surgical operations to ensure breathing and blood circulation. They work as part of the surgical team, connect patients to the heart-lung machines in preparation for surgery, monitor their condition during surgery, report to the team on the patients’ status and determine the necessary techniques according to their needs.
Respiratory therapy technician: Respiratory therapy technicians assist doctors and surgeons to treat respiratory problems. They work in hospitals and medical facilities where they operate medical equipment to test patients’ respiratory conditions and aid in their treatment. Respiratory therapy technicians also tend to breathing equipment and machines during surgery.

References

1. Provide pre-treatment information – ESCO