List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements define the essential outcomes | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Prepare a person for care procedures. | 1.1 Explain the procedures, preparation required and timeframe involved and gain the person’s consent. 1.2 Maintain the person’s privacy and dignity and use a culturally appropriate approach during preparation and procedures. |
2. Implement care procedures to meet identified needs. | 2.1 Assist the person to address their personal and oral hygiene and their dressing and grooming needs in achieving health outcomes. 2.2 Identify contributing factors and implement appropriate strategies to prevent and manage skin breakdown. 2.3 Confirm the person’s nutritional and elimination needs and apply strategies to meet identified needs. 2.4 Assist the person’s respiratory function by demonstrating and promoting deep breathing and coughing exercises. 2.5 Use appropriate measures to promote the person’s comfort, rest and sleep. 2.6 Actively encourage the person to contribute to their own independence and mobility through active and passive exercises. 2.7 Identify and respond appropriately to signs and symptoms of an emergency situation or condition. 2.8 Use emergency codes correctly and initiate basic life support according to organisation policy and procedures. |
3. Monitor a person’s identified care needs. | 3.1 Maintain ongoing assessment of the person through observation and by using monitoring equipment and devices. 3.2 Prioritise work activities to address the person’s urgent needs, maintaining a balanced approach to own workload. 3.3 Record and report concerns in the person’s condition or behaviour to the registered nurse, and report situations of risk according to organisation policy and procedures. |
4. Evaluate outcomes of care provided. | 4.1 Consult and collaborate with interdisciplinary team to identify and evaluate own contributions to the person’s care. 4.2 Evaluate the person’s progress towards planned outcomes as documented in the care plan. 4.3 Make required changes to nursing care plan in line with best practice in nursing. 4.4 Record and report all aspects of the evaluation of nursing care provided. |
The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:
undertaken work in in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia professional standards of practice, codes and guidelines
implemented and monitored at least 2 different nursing care plans in the workplace
evaluated at least 1 nursing care plan in the workplace or in a simulated environment
used emergency codes and performed basic life support in a simulated environment on an adult, child and infant manikin according to organisation policy and procedures.
The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:
activities of daily living
factors that promote and impede comfort, sleep and rest
purpose of hygiene and grooming
actual and potential nursing care including:
hygiene and toileting
elimination needs, including procedures used to assist with elimination
incontinence management, including aids or devices
physical comfort
sleep disturbances
oral hygiene including:
teeth brushing
care of dentures
using alcohol-free mouthwash
interdental cleaning
immobility
respiration and circulation
fluid and nutritional deficits
pain
underlying medical condition
sensory deficits, including use of personal aids and devices
cognitive deficits
basic life support including:
how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
use of and response to emergency codes
considerations when providing basic life support including
airway obstruction due to body position
appropriate duration and cessation of CPR
appropriate use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
risk identification related to episodic care:
age
anaesthesia and surgery
cognitive status
deep vein thrombosis, venous thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism
immobility
length of stay
mental health condition
non-compliance
nutritional status
pain
presence of morbidity
risk prevention strategies including:
maintaining a safe environment
preventing falls and falls assessment
promoting active and passive exercises
promoting deep breathing and coughing exercises
maintaining skin integrity and pressure area care
recording and reporting requirements for comprehensive clinical handovers and case meetings.
Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment as specified in the performance evidence. The requirement of the performance evidence to implement and monitor at least 2 different nursing care plans in the workplace must have been demonstrated in simulation before being demonstrated in the workplace and with members of the public. The following conditions must be met for this unit:
use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources in line with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council’s Standards, including:
simulation manikins for adult, child and infant suitable for demonstration of life support skills
defibrillator or AED
lifting equipment used to manage risks involved in moving and positioning a person
equipment used in deep breathing and coughing exercises
equipment used in active and passive exercises
risk prevention documentation, nursing care plans and progress notes used in the planning of nursing care
modelling of industry operating conditions including access to real people for simulations and scenarios in enrolled nursing work.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.
In addition, assessors must hold current registration as a registered nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.