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Evidence Guide: HLTAMAT004 - Assess children's health

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HLTAMAT004 - Assess children's health

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Obtain information about child and determine scope of assessment.

  1. Complete health assessments according to scope of practice and organisational standard treatment protocols.
  2. Consult relevant health professionals and available documentation about child’s health.
  3. Establish trust and rapport with child and their family or carer using culturally safe and age appropriate communications in all interactions.
  4. Consult with child, family or carer to obtain child and family medical and social history and identify specific presenting problems.
  5. Obtain information about effectiveness of any current medications, treatments and wellbeing strategies.
  6. Explain organisational requirements for maintaining confidentiality of information and permissions for disclosure.
  7. Accurately document child’s history according to organisational policies and procedures.
  8. Determine specific examination and test requirements from information gathered.
Complete health assessments according to scope of practice and organisational standard treatment protocols.

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Consult relevant health professionals and available documentation about child’s health.

Completed
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Establish trust and rapport with child and their family or carer using culturally safe and age appropriate communications in all interactions.

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consult with child, family or carer to obtain child and family medical and social history and identify specific presenting problems.

Completed
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Obtain information about effectiveness of any current medications, treatments and wellbeing strategies.

Completed
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Explain organisational requirements for maintaining confidentiality of information and permissions for disclosure.

Completed
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Accurately document child’s history according to organisational policies and procedures.

Completed
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Determine specific examination and test requirements from information gathered.

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Complete physical examination.

  1. Explain the reason and procedures for each examination to the child, as appropriate, and their family or carer, confirm understanding and obtain informed consent.
  2. Use age appropriate strategies that ensure child’s comfort during all examinations and tests.
  3. Implement required infection control precautions according to examination requirements.
  4. Use correct protocols to measure vital signs and identify any significant variation from normal reference range.
  5. Conduct physical examination and clinical tests based on observations and child’s presentation, and with respect for community values, beliefs and gender roles.
  6. Accurately record details of all measurements, examinations and tests according to organisational policies and procedures.
Explain the reason and procedures for each examination to the child, as appropriate, and their family or carer, confirm understanding and obtain informed consent.

Completed
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Use age appropriate strategies that ensure child’s comfort during all examinations and tests.

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implement required infection control precautions according to examination requirements.

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use correct protocols to measure vital signs and identify any significant variation from normal reference range.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct physical examination and clinical tests based on observations and child’s presentation, and with respect for community values, beliefs and gender roles.

Completed
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Accurately record details of all measurements, examinations and tests according to organisational policies and procedures.

Completed
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Assess childhood growth and development.

  1. Select and utilise validated screening tools fit for the purpose of the assessment.
  2. Measure height and weight and take other physical measurements indicated in screening tools.
  3. Assess socioemotional, cognitive and language development using appropriate screening tools, observations and discussions.
  4. Accurately record all growth and development data according to screening tool instructions and organisational procedures.
Select and utilise validated screening tools fit for the purpose of the assessment.

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Measure height and weight and take other physical measurements indicated in screening tools.

Completed
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Assess socioemotional, cognitive and language development using appropriate screening tools, observations and discussions.

Completed
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Accurately record all growth and development data according to screening tool instructions and organisational procedures.

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Evaluate, present and confirm health assessment findings.

  1. Evaluate examination and test results to identify signs and symptoms of common health conditions for children.
  2. Recognise, from examinations and tests, signs and symptoms of potentially serious childhood health problems and trigger referral for further investigation.
  3. Recognise significant variations from normal range of childhood growth and development parameters.
  4. Determine own interpretation of child’s current health and developmental status based on history, presenting problems, examination and test results.
  5. Provide clear and accurate reports and consult with other health care team members to verify results and confirm child’s health and developmental status.
  6. Recognise signs of children at risk and initiate referrals and any mandatory reports according to procedural and legal requirements and within scope of own responsibility.
  7. Update client records with health assessment details according to organisational policies and procedures.
Evaluate examination and test results to identify signs and symptoms of common health conditions for children.

Completed
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Recognise, from examinations and tests, signs and symptoms of potentially serious childhood health problems and trigger referral for further investigation.

Completed
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Recognise significant variations from normal range of childhood growth and development parameters.

Completed
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Determine own interpretation of child’s current health and developmental status based on history, presenting problems, examination and test results.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide clear and accurate reports and consult with other health care team members to verify results and confirm child’s health and developmental status.

Completed
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Recognise signs of children at risk and initiate referrals and any mandatory reports according to procedural and legal requirements and within scope of own responsibility.

Completed
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Update client records with health assessment details according to organisational policies and procedures.

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Discuss assessment outcomes with child and their family or carer.

  1. Provide information about verified assessment results in plain language using culturally safe and age appropriate communication.
  2. Discuss options for treatments and other interventions.
  3. Encourage child, as appropriate, and their family or carer to question and clarify outcomes, and purpose of potential treatments and interventions.
  4. Confirm understanding and document information provided in client records.
Provide information about verified assessment results in plain language using culturally safe and age appropriate communication.

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Discuss options for treatments and other interventions.

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Encourage child, as appropriate, and their family or carer to question and clarify outcomes, and purpose of potential treatments and interventions.

Completed
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Confirm understanding and document information provided in client records.

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge