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Evidence Guide: HLTEN516B - Apply understanding of the Australian health care system

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HLTEN516B - Apply understanding of the Australian health care system

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

Practise within the Australian health care system

  1. Apply the principles of primary health care and wellness principles to own work role
  2. Identify and access appropriate agencies to facilitate positive health outcomes for clients
  3. Take into account the socio-cultural factors that may impact on the health of each client
  4. Recognise and incorporate into practice the social influences that impact on health and illness
  5. Work with an awareness of the political, economic and social impacts on health care delivery
  6. Work with an awareness of non-western models of health care delivery and their place in contemporary practice
  7. Apply strategies within own work role to maintain standards of care within the contemporary health care system
  8. Apply knowledge of major considerations in the provision of health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  9. Apply knowledge of multiculturalism, health issues and health care practices facing peoples from places other than Australia
  10. Maintain awareness of current health issues impacting on clinical practice and the development of health policy
Apply the principles of primary health care and wellness principles to own work role

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Identify and access appropriate agencies to facilitate positive health outcomes for clients

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Take into account the socio-cultural factors that may impact on the health of each client

Completed
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Recognise and incorporate into practice the social influences that impact on health and illness

Completed
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Work with an awareness of the political, economic and social impacts on health care delivery

Completed
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Work with an awareness of non-western models of health care delivery and their place in contemporary practice

Completed
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Apply strategies within own work role to maintain standards of care within the contemporary health care system

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Apply knowledge of major considerations in the provision of health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Completed
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Apply knowledge of multiculturalism, health issues and health care practices facing peoples from places other than Australia

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Maintain awareness of current health issues impacting on clinical practice and the development of health policy

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Apply an understanding of the funding sources for health in Australia

  1. Work with an awareness of appropriate source(s) of funding for health care services
  2. Provide information to clients as required, relating to health care service funding sources and health related insurances in consultation/collaboration with registered nurse
Work with an awareness of appropriate source(s) of funding for health care services

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Provide information to clients as required, relating to health care service funding sources and health related insurances in consultation/collaboration with registered nurse

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Take into account a range of factors affecting health

  1. Identify the range of factors that may affect health for a range of client groups
  2. Identify risk factors applying to the health of each client, taking into account the specific health and social circumstances of the client
  3. Identify existing health services that address current health issues
  4. Identify and refer situations of risk or potential risk to appropriate health professional
  5. Identify and evaluate the effectiveness of available community health promotional strategies
  6. Promote understanding of the client's emotional and social wellbeing
Identify the range of factors that may affect health for a range of client groups

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Identify risk factors applying to the health of each client, taking into account the specific health and social circumstances of the client

Completed
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Identify existing health services that address current health issues

Completed
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Identify and refer situations of risk or potential risk to appropriate health professional

Completed
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Identify and evaluate the effectiveness of available community health promotional strategies

Completed
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Promote understanding of the client's emotional and social wellbeing

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate this competency unit:

The individual being assessed must provide evidence of specified essential knowledge as well as skills

Observation of performance in a work context is essential for assessment of this unit

Consistency of performance should be demonstrated over the required range of workplace situations and should occur on more than one occasion and be assessed by a registered nurse

Context of and specific resources for assessment:

This unit is most appropriately assessed in the clinical workplace or in a simulated clinical work environment and under the normal range of clinical environment conditions

Where, for reasons of safety, access to equipment and resources and space, assessment takes place away from the workplace, simulations should be used to represent workplace conditions as closely as possible

Method of assessment

Observation in the workplace

Written assignments/projects

Case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice

Questioning - verbal or written

Role play/simulation

Access and equity considerations:

All workers in the health industry should be aware of access and equity issues in relation to their own area of work

All workers should develop their ability to work in a culturally diverse environment

In recognition of particular health issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, workers should be aware of cultural, historical and current issues impacting on health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues, in particular relating to factors impacting on health of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities

Related units:

This unit is recommended to be assessed in conjunction with:

HLTHIR403C Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers

HLTHIR404D Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres strait Islander people

Required Skills and Knowledge

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit.

Essential knowledge:

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role

This includes knowledge of:

Common non-western models of health care delivery

Current issues which impact on the development of health policy

Government and non-government health care funding sources

Health issues for Aboriginal people and the impact for health care delivery

Health related insurance bodies - including Medicare

Heath and illness issues facing people from countries other than Australia

How health ands illness factors for clients impact on nursing practice

Identification of current health service models and delivery

Identity of health themes that impact on health and/or illness (environmental, Aboriginal, cultural, community)

Overall structure of the Australian health care system

Personnel associated with health service delivery

Philosophical framework of primary health care

Recognise constraints on resource allocation

Reflection on historical context of the Australian health care system

Roles of local government and non government health services

Social, political, economic impacts on health care delivery

State/territory standards of care

Strengths and weakness of the Australian health care system, with emphasis on the local area

Essential skills:

It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role

This includes the ability to:

Apply professional standards of practice:

ANMC code of conduct

ANMC code of ethics

ANMC national Enrolled/Division 2 nurse competency standards

state/territory Nurse Regulatory Nurses Act

state/territory Nursing and Midwifery Regulatory Authority standards of practice

scope of nursing practice decision making framework

Use oral communication skills (language competence) required to fulfil job roles as specified by the organisation, including:

interviewing techniques

asking questions

active listening

asking for clarification

Use interpersonal skills, including working with others, using sensitivity when dealing with people and relating to persons from differing cultural, social and religious backgrounds

Use written communication skills (literacy competence) required to fulfil job roles as specified by organisation/service, including skills that may range from reading and understanding client documentation to completion of written reports

Range Statement

The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.

Strategies to maintain standards of care within the health service industry may include:

Professional regulation

Accreditation of health care environments

The application of International and Australian standards to the manufacture and supply of medical products

Government health funding sources may include:

Federal Government budget allocation

State/Territory government budget allocation

Medicare

Residential classification schedule

Grants

Non-government health funding sources may include:

Church funded health care facilities

Charitable organisations

Health related insurances may include:

Private health insurance funds

Medicare

Workers compensation

Motor vehicle insurance

Travel insurance

Disease - specific insurance

Socio-cultural factors may include:

Gender

Culture and ethnicity

Low economic status

Poverty

Primary health care delivery includes:

Levels of health care in Australia

Models of primary health care

Principles of social justice

Community participation

Equity and access to health care

Responsiveness to needs of local populations

Philosophical frameworks for primary health care

Roles of health team members in primary health care

Current health issues may include:

Obesity

Cardiovascular disease

Cancer

Stress

Asthma

Alcohol abuse/Substance abuse

Diabetes mellitus

Accidents

Suicide

Mental illness

Child, spouse, elder abuse

Communicable diseases

Sexually transmitted infections

Hepatitis B, C

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Aging population

Factors affecting health may include:

Heredity

Environment

Lifestyle

Diet

Socio-economic status

Geographical location

Availability of health care

Cultural norms

Age

Legislative requirements

Pollution

Sanitation

Global patterns of disease

Immunisation

Public health

Impact of colonisation on Aboriginal people may include:

Terra nullius

Traditional lands versus settlers

Segregation

Assimilation

Health and illness

State/territory Acts - legislation