Elements and Performance Criteria
- Work as part of the multi-disciplinary health care team in the domiciliary health care environment
- Contribute appropriately to support the role of the multi-disciplinary health care team in managing care needs of clients in the domiciliary health care environment
- Contribute to achieving effective team work and supportive group dynamics when working with health care colleagues
- Establish appropriate relationships with other members of the health care team
- Incorporate into practice the philosophical framework for managing care for the client in the domiciliary health care environment
- Recognise the role of emergency service personnel, referring agencies and other hospital department staff as contributors to the initial/emergency care needs of the client in the domiciliary health care environment
- Recognise the impact of a health problem on the client in the domiciliary health care environment
- Recognise the clinical manifestations of health problems affecting the client requiring domiciliary health care
- Discuss information gained from assessment of the client with the appropriate members of the health care team
- With client consent, discuss the physical, psychological and social impacts of a health problem on the activities of daily living for the client requiring domiciliary health care with the client and/or their family
- Identify actual or potential problems of the client requiring domiciliary health care in consultation/ collaboration with the registered nurse
- In consultation/collaboration with the registered nurse, use a problem solving approach to assess the impact of health problems on client requiring domiciliary health care in achieving activities of daily living
- Contribute to planning care for the client requiring domiciliary health care
- Gather and record clinical data according to organisation policy for inclusion in a plan of care
- Contribute information and data on the activities of daily living for the client requiring domiciliary health care
- Accurately gather, document and report change in client condition to the appropriate health care team members
- Contribute to and support health teaching plans for the client in the domiciliary health care environment
- Perform nursing interventions that support client health care needs
- Base nursing interventions on predetermined plans of care
- Ensure nursing interventions reflect client needs and individuality
- Ensure nursing interventions are performed with dignity, privacy and respect for the client
- Reflect consideration of cultural and religious issues in performing nursing interventions
- Encourage the client and/or their family to assist with nursing interventions as appropriate
- Consider the physical, psychological and social needs in performing nursing interventions
- Use nursing interventions to assist the client to meet their activities of daily living
- Identify and prioritise nursing interventions according to client needs
- Consider gender and age issues in performing nursing interventions
- Implement nursing interventions in accordance with legal, professional, ethical and organisation requirements
- Recognise and act upon emergency situations according to organisation policy and procedure and within legal and professional requirements
- Contribute to and support health teaching plans for the client in the domiciliary health care environment
- Assist to evaluate the outcomes of planned domiciliary health care
- Monitor client response to nursing interventions and progress toward planned goals, and document and report to the appropriate members of the health care team
- Initiate appropriate first aid/emergency treatment in response to adverse reactions or complications
- Report and document first aid/emergency treatment and client response to the treatment