Elements and Performance Criteria
- Provide clean needle programs
- Provide clean needle programs in accordance with organisation and legislative requirements
- Provide services to client in a manner consistent with organisation and legislative OHS and infection control guidelines
- Document all clean needle programs in accordance with organisation and legislative requirements
- Maintain confidentiality in accordance with organisation and legislative requirements
- Maximise safety of self and others
- Seek emergency assistance as required
- Provide education on safer drug use
- Provide information on safe needle and syringe handling and drug use to users of the service
- Provide the client with relevant and current information on alcohol and other drugs and related issues and discuss the issues with them
- Discuss harm minimisation strategies for alcohol and/or other drug use with client
- Assist client to contact and use other services as appropriate