Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
HLTENN007 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
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Unit of Competency | HLTENN007 - Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to administer and monitor medications and intravenous (IV) therapy including calculating dosage requirements, interpreting written instructions from an authorised prescriber, assessing the person for medication effectiveness and side effects, and responding to an allergic pharmacological reaction.This unit applies to enrolled nursing work carried out in consultation and collaboration with registered nurses and under supervisory arrangements aligned to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia regulatory authority legislative requirements. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. 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 calculate medication with 100% accuracy and used the ‘Rights of Medication’ to administer medication must be demonstrated using 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 appropriate for the administration of medications via various routes including IV equipment for medication administration via various routes, including: pill cutter and pill crusher nebuliser Monthly Index of Medical Specialties (MIMS) samples of medications, including: tablets capsules drops enema inhalants liquid (ampoules, bottles, capsules) lotion and cream ointments patches powders wafers suppositories pre-loaded sub-cutaneous injections pharmacology resources for medication interactions equipment for IV therapy, including: variety of IV line sets for gravity infusion, blood and blood products, IV injections and electronic pump infusions syringe pump information and documentation such as medication charts on which the candidate bases the planning organisation policy and procedures on which the candidate bases the planning 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. |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Elements define the essential outcomes | ||||||||
Element: Minimise potential risk to ensure safe administration of medications. |
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Element: Prepare for medication administration and infusion of IV fluids. |
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Element: Administer and store medication. |
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Element: Monitor and evaluate a person’s response to administered medication, IV fluids and blood and blood products. |
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Element: Assess effectiveness of pain-relieving therapy. |
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Element: Monitor and evaluate a person’s response to administered medication, IV fluids and blood and blood products. |
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