Assessment Requirements for HLTENN038 Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care

Release: 3

Assessment Requirements for HLTENN038 Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 3	Supersedes and is equivalent to Release 2 HLTENN038 Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care. Updated: Mapping details and minor corrections.
Release 2	Supersedes and is equivalent to Release 1 HLTENN038 Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care. Updated: Mapping details and minor corrections.
Release 1	HLTENN038 Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care supersedes and is equivalent to HLTENN004 Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care plans.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

implement and monitor two different nursing plans of care in the workplace.

evaluate one nursing plan of care

use emergency codes and perform basic life support in a simulated environment on an adult, child and infant manikin according to organisational policies and procedures.

The tasks must be undertaken in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) professional practice standards, codes and guidelines.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrate knowledge required to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

role of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and principles of cultural safety

activities of daily living.

factors that promote and impede comfort, sleep and rest

purpose of hygiene and grooming.

actual and potential nursing care including:

hygiene

eye care

aural care

continence and elimination

continence management including aids and devices

physical comfort

sleep disturbances

oral hygiene

immobility

respiration and circulation

fluid and nutritional deficits

pain assessment and interventions

confirming underlying medical condition

sensory deficits including use of personal aids and devices

cognitive deficits

allergic reactions

severe intolerances

age

length of stay

mental health condition

pain

presence of morbidity and co-morbidities

basic life support using Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines

risk prevention strategies:

maintaining a safe environment

preventing falls and falls assessment

promoting active and passive exercises

promoting deep breathing and coughing exercises

maintaining skin integrity and pressure area care

recording and reporting requirements for comprehensive clinical handovers

organisational procedures for evaluation of nursing outcomes.

Assessment Conditions

To be eligible to apply for registration as an enrolled nurse and to practice in Australia, each applicant must complete a Diploma of Nursing program accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and approved as ‘an approved program of study’ by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) in accordance with the Enrolled Nurse Accreditation Standards.

For more detail visit https://www.ahpra.gov.au.

Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment as specified in the performance evidence that model industry operating conditions including access to real people for simulations and scenarios in enrolled nursing work.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors.

Assessors must also hold current registration as a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).

Links

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