HLTENN048 — Apply nursing practice in the emergency care setting

1 Work as part of emergency health care team.

• 1.1Identify own role in providing emergency care and contributions made by emergency services personnel, referring agencies, the hospital and others in the emergency care team.
• 1.2Provide nursing care in response to trauma and under emergency care conditions supporting the emergency care team.
• 1.3Work in the emergency health care team to foster positive group dynamics with other health care professionals.
• 1.4Identify and confirm emergency care needs and clarify problems and complications within scope of practice.
• 1.5Undertake pre-, intra- and post diagnostic procedures in line with organisational policies and procedures and within scope of practice.
• 1.6Apply requirements to prepare for transport to another care environment and health care facility.
• 1.7Identify deteriorating patient in emergency care situations and respond in accordance with educational preparation, scope of practice and organisational policies and procedures.
• 1.8Document nursing interventions and emergency care response to interventions provided.

2 Contribute to quality and safety of emergency nursing care.

• 2.1Assess and prioritise emergency care activities rapidly in provision of emergency nursing care.
• 2.2Identify potential and actual risks when providing emergency care and participate in organisational risk identification, assessment and management processes.
• 2.3Analyse and problem solve to propose actions and implement nursing intervention.
• 2.4Identify and escalate nursing care where patient acuity exceeds own knowledge, skill and assessed competence and consult with registered nurse and treating multidisciplinary health care team.

3 Promote improvement and advancement of emergency nursing.

• 3.1Document outcomes of care and communicate findings to members of the emergency care team in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
• 3.2Evaluate nursing interventions provided and identified outcomes against evidence-based best practice in emergency care nursing.
• 3.3Seek opportunities and participate in professional development to guide own practice and act as a resource for colleagues.
• 3.4Identify symptoms of stress and professional burnout in self, peers and colleagues, and refer to services within organisational policies and procedures and scope of practice.

What does an assessment tool for HLTENN048 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for HLTENN048 needs to address all 23 unit components: 3 elements with 16 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 4 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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