Unit of competency
Modification History
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Release 2 |
Release 2 HLTENN054 Contribute to the registration eligibility and assessment of donors supersedes and is equivalent to Release 1 HLTENN054 Contribute to the registration eligibility and assessment of donors. Updated: Mapping details and minor corrections. |
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Release 1 |
HLTENN054 Contribute to the registration eligibility and assessment of donors supersedes and is equivalent to HLTENN022 Contribute to the registration eligibility and assessment of donors. |
Application
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to register and assess blood donors for whole blood, red cells, platelets, plasma and other blood components donated as whole blood or through the process of apheresis. It does not include haemoglobin testing.
This unit applies to enrolled nurses, registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), seeking specialisation in enrolled nurse work that is carried out in consultation and collaboration with registered nurses, and under direct or indirect supervisory arrangements aligned to the NMBA regulatory authority legislative requirements.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian Standards and industry codes of practice.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil
Competency Field
Enrolled Nursing
Unit Sector
Enrolled Nursing
Elements and Performance Criteria
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
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Elements describe the essential outcomes |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
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1. Register a donor giving blood and blood components. |
1.1. Identify new, lapsed and regular donors and use documentation according to information gained. 1.2. Use eligibility assessment tools to elicit informative responses. 1.3. Check donor records against responses, identify and record discrepancies, inconsistencies, omissions and ambiguities, and report to designated personnel. 1.4. Respond to donor’s questions and, before seeking their consent, seek feedback from donor to confirm understanding of nature and purpose of procedures. 1.5. Record donor information, donor decision and signed consent in donor record. 1.6. Refer information in line with organisational policies and procedures, where donor information indicates unsuitability to donate. 1.7. Protect confidentiality of the donor. |
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2. Assess suitability for blood and blood component donation. |
2.1. Check donor against selection criteria requirements for blood and blood component donations. 2.2. Provide information about the nature and sequence of session activities suitable to donor’s needs and concerns. 2.3. Provide feedback regarding eligibility to donate. 2.4. Evaluate haematological results to identify variation from normal health status and refer to registered nurse. 2.5. Determine accessibility of ante-cubital veins in both arms and refer to registered nurse where not easily accessible. |
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3. Observe behaviour before and after donation and report physical irregularities. |
3.1. Observe donor behaviour for physical irregularities to identify situations including anxiety and fainting. 3.2. Alert supervising registered nurse and take action in line with organisational policies and procedures to ensure donor safety. 3.3. Document and report incident in line with organisational policies and procedures. |
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Unit Mapping Information
HLTENN054 Contribute to the registration eligibility and assessment of donors supersedes and is equivalent to HLTENN022 Contribute to the registration eligibility and assessment of donors.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705
