HLTAHCS005 — Implement basic health care plans

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What an assessment for HLTAHCS005 must cover

59 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 28 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Contribute to the planning of treatment and care for clients.

1.1Review client history and health assessments to ascertain specific requirements of care plan.
1.2Identify proposed treatment, care and support options within limits of own ability and responsibility.
1.3Participate in health care team discussions, and contribute to a care plan that recognises and responds to the client’s needs.

2 Explain care plan to client.

2.1Use culturally appropriate and safe communication to discuss care plan with client and/or significant others and explain how it relates to health assessment results.
2.2Provide information about each aspect of proposed care plan and reasons for inclusion.
2.3Encourage questions about care plan to support understanding, cooperation, and agreement.
2.4Consult with health care team about client-suggested care plan changes and adjust as agreed.
2.5Update client records to include the care plan, according to organisational policies and procedures.

3 Implement basic treatments and provide referrals.

3.1Select and use medical equipment suited to purpose of treatment and according to manufacturer’s specifications.
3.2Implement required infection control precautions according to treatment requirements.
3.3Administer clinical treatments according to scope of practice and organisational standard treatment protocols.
3.4Explain and guide client through self-care aspects of treatment.
3.5Facilitate referrals to health professionals and support services according to client needs and preferences.
3.6Update client records to include details of referrals, treatments and self-care information provided.

4 Monitor client health and review effectiveness of health care.

4.1Monitor client health through ongoing scheduled assessments incorporated in care plan.
4.2Gain feedback from client and/or significant others about their level of comfort and adherence to health care practices.
4.3Determine degree of improvement of client’s condition, and compare with expectations of treatments and care plan.
4.4Review treatments and care plan and provide continuity of care, as required, in consultation with client and health care team.

Performance evidence

contribute to the planning of treatment and care for a total of five Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients with uncomplicated health conditions requiring short term management, to collectively include:
females
males
people across the lifespan including children and adolescents through to the elderly
for each of the five clients, and according to their individual needs and care plan:
explain all aspects of their care plan
administer clinical treatments within scope of practice, and collectively cover at least five different treatments across the five clients
monitor the client’s ongoing health and evaluate, in consultation with the health care team, outcomes against their care plan
document, in client records, accurate details of each client contact, referrals provided, treatments administered and the evaluation of health outcomes.

Knowledge evidence

organisational policies and procedures for recording care plans in client records
organisational responsibilities and role boundaries of those involved in developing and implementing care plans:
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners
medical practitioners, registered nurses and other members of the health care team
how health care teams work together to coordinate treatments and care, and how to facilitate referrals
the role of standard treatment protocols in implementing care plans:
types that are used by primary health care organisations including Standard Treatment Manuals (STM) and how to access
purpose, format and inclusions
how to use to identify treatment options and administer treatments for short term uncomplicated health conditions
the concept of holistic health care management, and the broad meaning of a ‘treatment’ within a care plan
common types of treatments included in care plans and when the following are indicated:
use of medications
clinical treatments
client self-care strategies
formats and typical inclusions of written care plans for the management of short term and uncomplicated conditions:
details of planned treatments and referrals
schedules for follow-up care, monitoring and reassessment
roles and responsibilities of health care team members
the importance of developing care plans that involve the client, significant others and the health care team
different types of infection control precautions and when these would be used for different types of clinical treatments
equipment, standard treatment protocols and pharmacology for a range of common short term and uncomplicated health conditions:
sprains and fractures including bandaging and splinting
wounds including basic wound care cleaning and dressing
respiratory tract infections
eye and ear infections including cleaning and administering drops and ointment
bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic skin infections including cleaning and dressing infected skin and treating parasites including head lice and scabies
digestive and gastrointestinal conditions including gastroenteritis
urinary tract infections.

Foundation skills

Reading skills to:: interpret sometimes complex and unfamiliar standard treatment protocols and client records involving medical terminology and abbreviations.
Writing skills to:: use fundamental sentence structure, health terminology and abbreviations to complete forms and reports that require factual information.
Oral communication skills to:: provide unambiguous information to clients using plain language and terms easily understood; ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to elicit information from clients and determine understanding of information provided.
Numeracy skills to:: interpret sometimes complex medical numerical data and abbreviations in standard treatment protocols and client records; complete a range of calculations for treatments and care plan evaluations involving volume, percentages and ratios.

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What does an assessment tool for HLTAHCS005 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for HLTAHCS005 needs to address all 59 unit components: 4 elements with 18 performance criteria, 9 performance evidence requirements, 28 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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