Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
HLTAN405D Mapping and Delivery Guide
Provide assistance during an emergency
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | HLTAN405D - Provide assistance during an emergency |
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Description | This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and respond to clinical emergencies and to initiate and perform basic or advanced life supportThe unit includes the skills and knowledge required to assist the anaesthetist during an anaesthetic emergency | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains Employability Skills | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | Work is performed under the direction of the anaesthetist and requires broad knowledge, a range of well-developed skills and the ability to develop and apply solutions to a range of predictable and unpredictable problems. Individuals use discretion and judgement and take responsibility for the quality of their outputsThe unit includes assisting the anaesthetist in the management of the client's airway, including the removal of artificial airways, and assisting in the preparation and administration of a limited range of drugs (in accordance with national and state/territory legislation and organisation policies) which have been prescribed by the anaesthetist. It also includes providing assistance to the anaesthetist in monitoring and responding to changes or lack of changes in the client's condition during emergence phase of anaesthesiaAll activities are carried out in accordance with relevant Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Policy Documents, organisation policies and procedures, and infection control guidelines | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | Not Applicable | ||
Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Identify and respond to clinical emergencies |
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Element: Identify the need for and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) |
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Element: Prepare drugs and fluids for administration in emergency situations under the direction of the anaesthetist/medical officer |
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