1. Monash Health Practice Exam June 2017
Question 17 - ultrasound machine purchase

2. (a) Describe five (5) steps you would take to
gather information for this purchase (5 marks)
Consult stakeholders at your institution
Literature search - articles, guidelines
Consult college guidelines
Other emergency departments
Variety of manufacturers

3. Remember to read the question
Most common error here was to write what you are after in an ultrasound machine - cost, size, credentialing, DI compatibility
Actually after how you are best to gather this information - who do you ask to get ideas about what specs you need

4. (b) List four (4) stakeholders you need to consider (4 marks)
Radiology - equipment consultation, education and credentialing
Purchaser - director/exec
End user - senior medical staff, registrars
Inpatient teams - cardiology, opthalmology, surgery, gynaecology (acting on results of your scans)

5. (c) Describe four (4) steps in setting up a credentialing programme for the use of the ultrasound in your department (4 marks)
Establish scope of practice
Education requirements
Credentialing requirements (number and quality of scans) - initial and ongoing
Quality improvement - ongoing audits and review of process
Could also use Plan/Do/Study/Act format here if stuck

6. General tips
Timing
Read the question - read all parts of the question before answering as can give you clues as to what to answer
Answer the question
Answer for the question stem if asked about that particular patient, answer in general if a genera question (these may be mixed)
Don’t say the same thing in 2 different ways