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EEG Request

EEG technician availability

Date of Last Review: 4/8/11
SME: Chief Nurse Officer


EEG results are required to support quality patient care. The EEG technician is available Monday through Friday and on-call evenings/weekends.

Services

The physician can request the following services.

Routine EEG

Sleep Deprived EEG

Auditory Brain Response (ABR)

EEG Brain Map

Visual Evoked Potential (VEP)

Somatosensory

Requesting/
reporting process

This table describes the process of requesting and reporting an EEG:

Stage

Description

1

The physician enters an order in Sunrise.

2

The order requisition prints in the ancillary staff area . The ancillary schedules the patient for the procedure.

3

The EEG department notifies the unit of the appointment date and time.

4

The EEG technician calls for the patient at his/her appointed time to perform the service.

5

Ancillary staff places the EEG report in the chart.

Related standards

Related to regulatory standards

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