Assessment Requirements for HLTCAR002 Perform holter monitoring

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for HLTCAR002 Perform holter monitoring

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version was released in HLT Health Training Package release 2.0 and meets the requirements of the 2012 Standards for Training Packages. Minimal changes to the elements and performance criteria. New evidence requirements for assessment, including volume and frequency requirements. Removed prerequisite.

Performance Evidence

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

followed established technical, infection control and safety requirements and produced at least 3 different holter monitor traces satisfactory for diagnostic purposes

identified and responded appropriately to situations of interference, increased amplitude or wandering baseline

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:

legal and ethical considerations for holter monitoring, and how these are applied in organisations, including:

children in the workplace

duty of care

informed consent

mandatory reporting

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure

records management

work role boundaries

work health and safety

standard infection control requirements

client factors that affect holter monitor testing, including:

physical limitations

respiratory function

features, function and use of holter monitor equipment, including:

pre-checking procedures

electrical safety requirements

common problems and how to respond

routine maintenance requirements

sources of interference:

client

equipment

quality requirements for a holter monitor trace

anatomy and physiology relevant for performance of holter monitoring testing and interpretation

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions. The following conditions must be met for this unit:

use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:

holter monitor

procedures for the candidate to follow

modelling of industry operating conditions, including:

interaction with clients

presence of situations requiring problem solving

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705