HLTOUT004 - Assess and deliver basic clinical care

Unit code:HLTOUT004Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

100

Location

Industry
Sunshine
Werribee

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit of competency describes the knowledge and skills required to conduct clinical assessment and deliver basic clinical care in a pre-hospital or out-of-hospital environment.This unit applies to pre-hospital and out-of-hospital health care workers. The worker provides basic life support and prioritises clinical care of a patient in accordance with established clinical practice guidelines.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
*performed the activities outlined in this unit during a period of at least 80 hours work, under clinical supervision in the workplace
*performed a clinical assessment & implemented basic care in a pre-hospital or out-of-hospital context on at least three different patient presentations for an illness or trauma impacting health status including:

primary survey
secondary survey
planning & implementing basic clinical care based on assessment & time-criticality
monitoring patient
safely delivering patient to a healthcare professional, facility or service
*performed basic life support on an adult, child & infant simulation manikin according to established clinical guidelines & protocols.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
*Commonwealth & State or Territory legal considerations for emergency health care workers working in out-of-hospital care, & how these are applied in organisations incl:

discrimination; duty of care; mandatory reporting; health records & information privacy; drugs & poisons; informed consent; work health & safety
*clinical practice guidelines & protocols
*ethical considerations for emergency health care workers working in out-of-hospital care, incl:
*scope of practice
*practitioner & patient boundaries
*NSQHS Standards
*techniques for assessing & interpreting vital signs incl:
level of consciousness
respiratory status
temperature status
blood volume & perfusion status
*components of & techniques used for primary survey & secondary survey
*basic anatomy & physiology of body systems
*basic pharmacology of medications
*administration
*control of medications/substances
*legal requirements & organisational policies & procedures for storage, handling, administration, disposal & documentation of drugs
*scheduling
*basic life support techniques, including procedures & equipment used within established clinical guidelines & protocols
*methods of documenting patient medical history including pre-existing conditions, allergies, social & emotional wellbeing, & current medication or treatment plans to provide to receiving health facility workers
*receiving facility requirements or how to access these requirements
*procedures to undertake when the required patient treatment is outside the scope or authority to practise of the attending worker.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.