CHCPAL004 — Contribute to planning and implementation of care services using a palliative approach

1 Contribute to planning of a palliative approach to individual care.

• 1.1Assist with care planning using a palliative, holistic approach to maximise the person’s quality of life and comfort.
• 1.2Determine immediate and future care requirements based on the condition or illness of the person.
• 1.3Ensure planning includes involving and supporting the person, their family, carer and others involved in the person’s care.
• 1.4Assist with development of strategies that holistically address the person’s needs that extend over time not only end-of-life.

2 Support people to identify their preferences for quality of life choices.

• 2.1Consult the person, their family, carer and others to establish and share information regarding current and changing needs and preferences.
• 2.2Respect the person’s individuality, values and beliefs in implementing the care plan.
• 2.3Demonstrate respect for the roles of the person, their family, carer, or others identified by the person, in planning, delivering care and decision making.
• 2.4Address any issues that are outside scope of own job role by referring them to the appropriate member of the care team according to organisational policies and procedures.
• 2.5Communicate with the person, their family, carer and others in a professional manner that shows empathy.

3 Assist with advance care planning.

• 3.1Enable effective advance care directive completion within scope of own job role through encouraging communication between the person, their family, carer, health professionals and others regarding what quality of life means to the person.
• 3.2Assist with documentation of advance care directives according to the person’s preferences and organisational policies and procedures.
• 3.3Actively support end-of-life decisions agreed by the person and carer, in line with organisational policies and procedures and individualised plan directives.
• 3.4Acknowledge the person’s ongoing decisions, preferences, needs and issues in relation to end-of-life care and report changes to supervisor or care team member to ensure that the person’s wishes are respected.

4 Contribute to planning of care considering pain and other end-of-life symptoms.

• 4.1Select and implement strategies within individualised plan to maximise comfort in collaboration with supervisor or health professional.
• 4.2Identify need for information about the use of pain-relieving medication and other treatments and refer to supervisor or health professional.
• 4.3Observe, report and document effectiveness of interventions for pain and symptom relief.
• 4.4Communicate ineffective interventions to supervisor or health professional and document according to organisational policies and procedures.

5 Implement end-of-life care strategies.

• 5.1Identify the emotional needs of the person and their family, carer and others affected when a death occurs and provide the necessary referrals according to organisational policies and procedures, and legal and ethical considerations.
• 5.2Provide support to the person, their family, carer, others identified by the person and colleagues during stages of end-of-life, within scope of own job role.

6 Recognise and manage emotional responses in self and others.

• 6.1Identify and reflect on own emotional responses to death and dying and raise and discuss any issues with supervisor or other appropriate person.
• 6.2Observe the impact of the person’s end-of-life decisions, needs and issues on their family, carer or others identified by the person and provide referral to support as needed.
• 6.3Inform the family, carer, colleagues and others about support systems and bereavement care available.
• 6.4Follow organisational policies and procedures in relation to emotional welfare of self, colleagues, the person, their family and carer.
• 6.5Determine strategies and resources available for debriefing.

What does an assessment tool for CHCPAL004 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCPAL004 needs to address all 46 unit components: 6 elements with 24 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 16 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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