Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes.
- Determine client medication requirements
- Consult client and/or significant others for medication history and allergies
- Review relevant documentation
- Identify options and contraindications of commonly used medications and discuss with prescriber and other relevant staff
- Maintain appropriate records of client medication in line with organisation requirements
- Interpret and clarify orders and instructions for medication
- Receive and correctly interpret written and verbal orders and instructions for medications
- Identify potential drug interactions and refer to the authorised prescriber
- Consult authorised practitioners and other senior health staff if required to clarify medication instructions
- Check written and verbal medication instructions against published medicines’ information resources
- Recognise special precautions and contraindications of use of particular medicines and refer to an appropriate person
- Support clients in their use of traditional and western medicines
- Identify traditional/bush medicines commonly used in the local community
- Support and promote the role of traditional healers and traditional/bush medicines as an adjunct to western medical treatment
- Identify generic and brand names of medicines used commonly in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander primary health practice, using reference sources as required
- Provide information to clients on mechanisms of action, dosing and common side-effects
- Provide Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) and explain to clients as required
- Support clients to question proposed medical treatments to clarify the purpose, action and any issues relating to medication
- Obtain feedback from client to determine their understanding of information provided
- Support clients, where appropriate, to obtain prescription medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and other federal initiatives
- Deliver information to support clients in the use of medications
- Deliver clear and accurate information to support the client’s Quality Use of Medicines in a confidential and culturally appropriate and safe manner
- Check the client’s understanding of information provided and support the client to make decisions and further inquiries about medication use
- Support clients to obtain access to benefit schemes and other supports as appropriate
- Evaluate the impact of information on the individual client’s health through follow-up contact
- Document all information provided about medications according to organisation procedures
- Provide advice about storage and transport of medication
- Explain to client the importance of correct and secure storage of medication in the home or other locations, including keeping medication away from children
- Advise clients of the correct way to handle medication, including cold chain transport for medication requiring refrigeration
- Explain to clients the importance of only using in date and undamaged medication
- Provide advice to clients to correctly transport, store and dispose of their medications
- Provide information and support to community
- Communicate in a culturally appropriate and safe manner with community members to identify community or specific group requirements for medication information
- Investigate generic medication information to be provided to support community or specific group needs
- Identify and make use of culturally appropriate and safe ways to effectively provide information to community and specific groups about medication
- Support individual members of community or specific groups to gain individual advice about specific medication issues
- Evaluate the impact of information on the community or a specific group’s awareness and use of medication through follow-up contact with community members
- Support clients in their use of traditional and western medicines
- Identify traditional/bush medicines commonly used in the local community
- Support and promote the role of traditional healers and traditional/bush medicines as an adjunct to western medical treatment
- Identify generic and brand names of medicines used commonly in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander primary health practice, using reference sources as required
- Provide information to clients on mechanisms of action, dosing and common side-effects
- Provide Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) and explain to clients as required
- Support clients to question proposed medical treatments to clarify the purpose, action and any issues relating to medication
- Obtain feedback from client to determine their understanding of information provided
- Support clients, where appropriate, to obtain prescription medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and other federal initiatives
- Deliver information to support clients in the use of medications
- Deliver clear and accurate information to support the client’s Quality Use of Medicines in a confidential and culturally appropriate and safe manner
- Check the client’s understanding of information provided and support the client to make decisions and further inquiries about medication use
- Support clients to obtain access to benefit schemes and other supports as appropriate
- Evaluate the impact of information on the individual client’s health through follow-up contact
- Document all information provided about medications according to organisation procedures
- Provide advice about storage and transport of medication
- Explain to client the importance of correct and secure storage of medication in the home or other locations, including keeping medication away from children
- Advise clients of the correct way to handle medication, including cold chain transport for medication requiring refrigeration
- Explain to clients the importance of only using in date and undamaged medication
- Provide advice to clients to correctly transport, store and dispose of their medications
- Provide information and support to community
- Communicate in a culturally appropriate and safe manner with community members to identify community or specific group requirements for medication information
- Investigate generic medication information to be provided to support community or specific group needs
- Identify and make use of culturally appropriate and safe ways to effectively provide information to community and specific groups about medication
- Support individual members of community or specific groups to gain individual advice about specific medication issues
- Evaluate the impact of information on the community or a specific group’s awareness and use of medication through follow-up contact with community members