Performance of Clinical Tasks and Level of Formal Training to Perform These Tasks
Clinical task | Has performed | Formally trained |
Administered furosemide | 62.0% | 9.6% |
Administered angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors | 41.5% | 6.4% |
Administered dipyridamole or adenosine | 59.6% | 13.8% |
Administered morphine | 22.3% | 3.2% |
Administered cholecystokinin | 69.1% | 8.5% |
Administered acetazolamide | 15.9% | 6.3% |
Monitored glucose levels of patients undergoing PET studies | 13.8% | 3.2% |
Performed cardiac stress testing | 23.4% | 2.1% |
Obtained informed consent from patients | 47.9% | 10.6% |
Provided limited patient physical examination such as for thyroid or breast imaging | 26.6% | 9.6% |
Performed electrocardiography on patients | 43.6% | 21.3% |
Interpreted electrocardiograms | 13.8% | 8.5% |
Monitored patients under conscious sedation | 23.4% | 4.3% |
Performed urinary catheterization on patients | 11.7% | 9.6% |
Interpreted a nuclear medicine result (on physician request) | 63.8% | 7.4% |