Residential Aged Care clinical pathways
Welcome to the Queensland Health suite of clinical pathways, developed to support decision making by Registered Nurses and General Practitioners (GPs) caring for residents of aged care facilities and to guide referral to Queensland Health Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) acute care Support Services (RaSS). Please read the How to use the pathways and Conditions of use and copyright prior to implementing any of the clinical pathways. It is vital to note that these pathways should never replace clinical judgement and clinicians should always remain within their scope of practice.
How to use the pathways
Conditions of use and copyright
Clinical pathway development process
RACF resident assessment tools
Hospital and Health Service contact information
Pathways
Core pathways
| Recognition of the deteriorating resident | View online pathway | View PDF flowchart (PDF 232 kB) |
| Management of residents with unstable vital signs | View online pathway | View PDF flowchart (PDF 458 kB) |
| Checklist for contacting a GP or RaSS | View online pathway | View PDF checklist (PDF 123 kB) |
Stem pathways