Prepare and dispense nutritional and dietary supplements

Formats and tools

Unit Description
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Assessment Tool
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Assessment Template
generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
Assessment Matrix
a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
Wiki Markup
mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
Evidence Guide
create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
Competency Mapping Template
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
Observation Checklist
create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)

Self Assessment Survey
A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
Moodle Outcomes
Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
Registered Training Organisations
Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver HLTNUT609C, 'Prepare and dispense nutritional and dietary supplements'.
Google Links
links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
Books
Reference books for 'Prepare and dispense nutritional and dietary supplements' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)


Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Prepare the medicine

1.1 Identify and prepare pharmaceutical ingredients and equipment

1.2 Prepare medicine according to nutritional and dietary supplement guidelines and methodology

1.3 Prepare nutritional and dietary supplements according to clinic guidelines

1.4 Take care to prevent contamination of the nutritional and dietary supplements

1.5 Label nutritional and dietary supplements and store correctly

2. Dispense the medicine

2.1 Identify and prepare ingredients and equipment for dispensing

2.2 Dispense the required nutritional and dietary supplements in the form and quantity stipulated by the prescription/order

2.3 Take care to prevent contamination of or by the nutritional and dietary supplements

2.4 Label the nutritional and dietary supplements correctly

2.5 Provide instructions for taking the nutritional and dietary supplements to the client.

2.6 Identify and explain factors that may have an effect on storage

2.7 Dispense the nutritional and dietary supplements according to clinic guidelines

3. Control Stock

3.1 Obtain required materials from acceptable sources

3.2 Keep the pharmacy well stocked according to clinic guidelines

3.3 Identify factors that may have an effect on storage

3.4 Store materials according to clinic guidelines

3.5 Maintain an alcohol register according to government regulations

4. Complete documentation

4.1 Record information according to clinic guidelines

4.2 Label materials correctly.


Qualifications and Skillsets

HLTNUT609C appears in the following qualifications:

  • HLT61012 - Advanced Diploma of Nutritional Medicine