HLTAMAT005 — Provide health care for children

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What an assessment for HLTAMAT005 must cover

46 assessable components: 4 elements (20 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 15 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 child’s health care.

1.1Review child history and health assessments to ascertain specific requirements of health care plan.
1.2Identify health care activities that support child’s health and wellbeing, discuss with multidisciplinary team and confirm best options.
1.3Present proposals to child, as appropriate, and their family or carer and confirm final plan based on needs and preferences.
14.Update child’s records to include the plan according to organisational policies and procedures.

2 Deliver health care and treatments to children according to health care plans.

2.1Select and use medical equipment suited to purpose of treatment and according to manufacturer specifications.
2.2Implement required infection control precautions according to treatment requirements.
2.3Administer clinical treatments according to scope of practice and organisational standard treatment protocols.
2.4Explain and guide child, family or carer through self-care aspects of treatment.
2.5Arrange childhood immunisations according to required schedules.
2.6Facilitate referrals to health professionals according to child’s needs, and the preferences of child or their family or carer.
2.7Update child’s records to include details of treatments, referrals and self-care information provided.

3 Provide support for optimal growth, development and wellbeing in children.

3.1Explain to child, family or carer importance of regular check-ups and screening tests in the early detection of childhood conditions.
3.2Promote availability of screening programs for children’s health and development and advise how clients can access services.
3.3Inform child, family or carer about available health and development support services and facilitate access according to their needs and preferences.

4 Monitor child’s health and review effectiveness of health care.

4.1Organise follow-up care for children and use active recall strategies for overdue care.
4.2Monitor child’s health and development through ongoing scheduled assessments incorporated in care plan.
4.3Gain feedback from child, family or carer about their level of comfort and adherence to health management regime.
4.4Evaluate improvement of child’s health, compare with care plan expectations and consult with primary health care team to determine impact of health management regime.
4.5Provide clear information to child, family or carer about health outcomes and relationship to care plan and adherence.
4.6Coordinate review of care plan to suit child’s current health status and for ongoing health management.

Performance evidence

contribute to the planning of treatment and care for five different Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children including: children aged between 0 to 5 years; children aged between 6 to 14 years
for each of the five children, and according to their individual needs and care plan: explain all aspects of the health care plan to the child and family or carer
administer clinical treatments within scope of practice, and collectively cover at least five different treatments across the five children
provide information about children’s health and development screening services
source information about children’s health support services, explain their key features and advise clients how to access services
monitor the child’s ongoing health care and evaluate, in consultation with the health care team, outcomes against their health care plan
document, in child’s 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 health care plans in client records
organisational responsibilities and role boundaries of those involved in developing and implementing health care plans for children: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health practitioners; medical practitioners, registered nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary care team
how multidisciplinary health teams work together to coordinate treatments and care, and how to facilitate referrals
the role of standard treatment protocols in developing and implementing health care plans for children: 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 children’s treatment options and administer treatments
the concept of holistic health care management, and the broad meaning of a ‘treatment’ within a health care plan
common types of treatments included in children’s health care plans and when the following would be indicated: use of medications; clinical treatments; child and family self-care strategies; promotion of good nutrition and physical activity; therapies for children who do not meet expected development milestones for age
formats and typical inclusions of written health care plans: details of planned treatments and referrals; treatment and child, family or carer goals; 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 child, their family or carer and the multidisciplinary 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 common health conditions for children: anaemia; asthma; diabetes; malnutrition; obesity; dehydration; respiratory tract infections; urinary tract infections; digestive and gastrointestinal conditions including gastroenteritis; eye and ear infections including cleaning and administering drops and ointment; oral infections; bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic skin infections including cleaning and dressing infected skin, treating parasites including head lice and scabies; sprains and fractures including bandaging and splinting; wound management including cleaning and dressing
for childhood immunisations: requirements for practitioner accreditation to administer; requirements and schedules; equipment and standard protocols for administering
importance of general health assessments and screening tests in the early detection and treatment of childhood conditions
children’s screening programs available in the local community, state or territory, how to access these and any associated costs and benefits paid
children and family support services available in the community, state or territory: for children’s health and wellbeing in general and for particular childhood conditions and developmental needs; specialist services available to children of different genders and ages, and to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children; how to access information about the types of services and resources they provide; how clients can access services and the role of health practitioners in facilitating access
how to use client information systems and recall functions to follow-up clients for ongoing care, monitoring and evaluation

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: use age appropriate terms to tailor discussions and questions to different children’s ages; provide unambiguous information to children, families and carers using plain language and terms easily understood; ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to elicit information from children, families and carers 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 plan evaluations involving volume, percentages and ratios.

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What does an assessment tool for HLTAMAT005 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for HLTAMAT005 needs to address all 46 unit components: 4 elements with 20 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 15 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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