This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Essential knowledge

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role

This includes knowledge of

Admission and discharge process

Age and gender specific requirements

Age specific requirements eg older adult young adult adolescent client

Client rights and responsibilities

Community resources

Confidentiality and privacy

Critical thinking and problem solving

Diagnostic tests and their meanings

Government and non government resource and service providers

Health illness continuum

Legal and ethical issues related to practice

Legal frameworks for practice

Medical and surgical procedures in sexual and reproductive health

Medical terminology

Occupational health and safety legislation

Organisation policy and procedure

Participating as a member of the health care team

Participating as a member of the health care team

Philosophy underpinning sexual and reproductive health management

Principles of health assessment

Reflective practice

Risk taking behaviours

Specialised indepth knowledge of anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology of sexual and reproductive health

Specialised knowledge of clinical manifestation of sexual and reproductive conditions

Essential Skills

It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role

This includes the ability to

Apply clinical nursing skills to address acute care and intensive care needs of sexual and reproductive health care clients

Apply principles of documentation to document planned nursing interventions

Apply safe sex strategies

Apply professional standards of practice

ANMC code of conduct

ANMC code of ethics

ANMC national EnrolledDivision nurse competency standards

stateterritory Nurse Regulatory Nurses Act

stateterritory Nursing and Midwifery Regulatory Authority standards of practice

scope of nursing practice decision making framework

Facilitate activities of daily living

Maintain effective symptom management

Maintain evidence based practice in line with current literature and work of professional bodies associated with medical condition

Manage administration of medications as per jurisdictional and legal requirements

Recognise and address appropriately religious and cultural needs of client and significant others

Recognise and address needs of client and significant others in relation to grief and loss

Undertake health teaching to address specific needs of client and significant others

Use effective communication skills

Use language literacy and innumeracy competence required to communicate effectively with client group colleagues and to record or report client outcomes

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria Required Skills and Knowledge the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate this competency unit

The individual being assessed must provide evidence of specified essential knowledge as well as skills

Observation of performance in a work context is essential for assessment of this unit

Consistency of performance should be demonstrated over the required range of workplace situations and should occur on more than one occasion and be assessed by a registered nurse

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This unit is most appropriately assessed in the clinical workplace or in a simulated clinical work environment and under the normal range of clinical environment conditions prior to assessment in the workplace

Where for reasons of safety access to equipment and resources and space assessment takes place away from the workplace simulations should be used to represent workplace conditions as closely as possible

Method of assessment

Observation in the work place

Written assignmentsprojects

Case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice

Questioning verbal and writing

Role playsimulation

Access and equity considerations

All workers in the health industry should be aware of access and equity issues in relation to their own area of work

All workers should develop their ability to work in a culturally diverse environment

In recognition of particular health issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities workers should be aware of cultural historical and current issues impacting on health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues in particular relating to factors impacting on health of Aboriginal andor Torres Strait Islander clients and communities

Health care team may include:

Contemporary sexual and reproductive health issues may include:

Health care environments may include:

Nursing interventions may include: