Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes.
- Assess current child physical health and wellbeing
- Consult family or carer regarding child, family and social history
- Review documentation relevant to child’s physical and emotional health
- Conduct a full assessment of the child according to organisation procedures
- Identify normal and abnormal findings in conducting child health assessment
- Recognise and respond to indicators for potentially serious health concerns according to standard treatment in line with protocols
- Record information according to organisation guidelines
- Develop a health care plan
- Identify physical and emotional health needs of infants and children
- Discuss and confirm child health requirements of the health care plan with primary health care team and/or supervisors
- Work collaboratively with families or carers, the multidisciplinary team, organisations and agencies to develop a health care plan
- Identify appropriate health care activities to include in plan
- Develop plans according to standard treatment protocols, work roles and legislative frameworks
- Discuss health care plans and possible options with parents or carers and where possible, with the child to support understanding and cooperation
- Deliver health care to children according to health care plan
- Provide care according to the child health plan and client requirements
- Refer to standard treatment protocols, own work role and scope and legislative frameworks to implement the care plan
- Implement immediate and appropriate actions in response to relevant child health conditions in line with standard protocols
- Provide health education to family or carers and encourage questions to support understanding
- Monitor and review continuing care for children
- Use regular appointments and checkups to monitor the progress of the health care plan and health of the child
- Discuss outcomes of health checks with primary health care team to identify required changes to health care plan
- Ensure continuing health care plans are made to reflect ongoing monitoring of health and continued care