HLTENN059 — Apply nursing practice in the hyperbaric environment

1 Work in the hyperbaric environment.

• 1.1Identify roles and responsibilities of members of the multidisciplinary health care team in the hyperbaric environment.
• 1.2Identify potential and actual hazards in the hyperbaric environment and observe workplace health and safety requirements in own practice.
• 1.3Identify rationale for pre-hyperbaric treatment safety checklists and participate in pre-hyperbaric treatment safety processes.
• 1.4Identify potential causes of emergencies associated with the hyperbaric chamber and hyperbaric treatment and use methods to prevent emergencies.
• 1.5Apply requirements of the hyperbaric chamber and locate main oxygen valve for situations and emergencies where the valve needs to be shut off.
• 1.6Set up hyperbaric chamber equipment for treatments and solve problems during hyperbaric treatments.
• 1.7Identify actual and potential contraindications to hyperbaric therapy for the person undergoing hyperbaric treatment and the multidisciplinary health care team.
• 1.8Undertake annual hyperbaric medical and promote requirement with colleagues.

2 Contribute to comprehensive and specific assessment for hyperbaric treatment.

• 2.1Perform nursing assessment using resources and tools specific to the hyperbaric unit in line with organisational policies and procedures.
• 2.2Identify possible physical and psychological complications of hyperbaric treatment including contraindications based on findings of the assessment.
• 2.3Evaluate physical, psychological and social impacts of hyperbaric treatment with the person, families and carers and ensure their knowledge is sufficient for informed consent.
• 2.4Identify where acuity of a person exceeds own knowledge, skill or assessed competence and consult with multidisciplinary health care team.

3 Perform nursing interventions in the hyperbaric environment.

• 3.1Apply strategies for managing anxiety during hyperbaric therapy.
• 3.2Monitor and manage drainage tubes including interventions related to suction in the hyperbaric chamber at depth and at surface.
• 3.3Apply principles related to hyperbaric oxygen therapy when setting up and managing breathing system in the hyperbaric chamber.
• 3.4Perform wound management and record wound response to hyperbaric therapy and report to the multidisciplinary health care team.
• 3.5Respond to hyperbaric emergencies and toxicity in line with organisational policies and procedures.
• 3.6Analyse and problem solve to propose and implement nursing interventions to reflect changes in the condition in consultation with registered nurse.
• 3.7Evaluate nursing interventions and identified outcomes against evidence-based best practice in hyperbaric nursing care.

What does an assessment tool for HLTENN059 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for HLTENN059 needs to address all 93 unit components: 3 elements with 19 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 73 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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