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Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care plans

Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care plans

Unit of competency
National Code
HLTENN004
State Code
AWA13
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
08/12/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
22/06/2016
Field of Education
060307 - Community Nursing
Original Release Date
22/06/2016
Nominal Hours
100
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement nursing care as outlined in a person’s plan of care, evaluate outcomes of care provided, record and report progress, and respond to an emergency situation. This unit applies to enrolled nursing work carried out in consultation and collaboration with registered nurses, and under supervisory arrangements aligned to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia regulatory authority legislative requirements. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Prepare a person for care procedures.
  • 1.1 Explain the procedures, preparation required and timeframe involved and gain the person’s consent.
  • 1.2 Maintain the person’s privacy and dignity and use a culturally appropriate approach during preparation and procedures.
2. Implement care procedures to meet identified needs.
  • 2.1 Assist the person to address their personal and oral hygiene and their dressing and grooming needs in achieving health outcomes.
  • 2.2 Identify contributing factors and implement appropriate strategies to prevent and manage skin breakdown.
  • 2.3 Confirm the person’s nutritional and elimination needs and apply strategies to meet identified needs.
  • 2.4 Assist the person’s respiratory function by demonstrating and promoting deep breathing and coughing exercises.
  • 2.5 Use appropriate measures to promote the person’s comfort, rest and sleep.
  • 2.6 Actively encourage the person to contribute to their own independence and mobility through active and passive exercises.
  • 2.7 Identify and respond appropriately to signs and symptoms of an emergency situation or condition.
  • 2.8 Use emergency codes correctly and initiate basic life support according to organisation policy and procedures.
3. Monitor a person’s identified care needs.
  • 3.1 Maintain ongoing assessment of the person through observation and by using monitoring equipment and devices.
  • 3.2 Prioritise work activities to address the person’s urgent needs, maintaining a balanced approach to own workload.
  • 3.3 Record and report concerns in the person’s condition or behaviour to the registered nurse, and report situations of risk according to organisation policy and procedures.
4. Evaluate outcomes of care provided.
  • 4.1 Consult and collaborate with interdisciplinary team to identify and evaluate own contributions to the person’s care.
  • 4.2 Evaluate the person’s progress towards planned outcomes as documented in the care plan.
  • 4.3 Make required changes to nursing care plan in line with best practice in nursing.
  • 4.4 Record and report all aspects of the evaluation of nursing care provided.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
WD137 HLTEN504C Implement and evaluate a plan of nursing care Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
ODI81 HLTENN038 Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
AYZ3 HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing Qualification