Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
HLTHPS009 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Perform peripheral intravenous cannulation
Version 1.0
Issue Date: July 2024
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Unit of Competency | HLTHPS009 - Perform peripheral intravenous cannulation |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform peripheral intravenous cannulation on clients. This unit applies to registered enrolled nurses, registered Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health practitioners and emergency workers for whom peripheral intravenous cannulation is part of the job role. They may be working in hospitals, primary health care in rural remote locations, pathology services, out-of-hospital settings or in other allied health care environments.The extent of the practitioner’s role for peripheral intravenous cannulation may be subject to state/territory legislation and organisation policy, and competency should be demonstrated within the context of applicable legislation and organisation practice.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 with the addition of simulations and scenarios where the full range of contexts and situations has not been provided in the workplace. The following aspects of the performance evidence must have been demonstrated using simulation prior to demonstration in the workplace or with members of the general public and where state/territory legislation prevents this occurring: prepared equipment and performed peripheral intravenous cannulation for 3 different clients according to manufacturer’s instructions and organisation procedures monitored 1 in-situ peripheral intravenous cannula, documenting assessment of the patency of the cannula and condition of the site safely removed 1 peripheral intravenous cannula from a client in accordance with organisation procedures The following conditions must be met for this unit: use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including: simulation learning equipment e.g. simulation limb suitable for peripheral intravenous cannulation dressing pack for aseptic technique solution for cleaning cannulation site tape for securing cannula suitable dressing to cover and allow visibility of entry site of cannula peripheral intravenous cannulation equipment personal protective equipment clinical waste disposal equipment tourniquet/blood pressure cuff organisation procedure used in the planning of the procedure Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors. |
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Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Elements define the essential outcomes | ||||||||
Element: Prepare for peripheral intravenous cannulation |
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