Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

PUAEME005 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Provide pain management

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency PUAEME005 - Provide pain management
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to administer restricted analgesics to provide pain management as part of a medically supervised first responder organisation. It includes identifying the need for analgesia; accessing, preparing and administering restricted pain relief such as analgesics and aspirin according to medically endorsed protocols; performing casualty handovers and completing analgesic use requirements. The unit is applicable for personnel from emergency services, volunteer organisations or organisations that provide a medically supervised first aid service. Licensing requirements for the storage and administration of drugs may apply.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Emergency Care
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Administer analgesic
  • Purpose of the analgesic drug is explained to casualty
  • Casualty is advised as to use of the analgesic drug and its potential impact
  • Casualty consent to administer treatment is obtained
  • Analgesic drug is administered, in accordance with industry standards and protocols
  • Casualty is continuously monitored whilst administering analgesic drug
       
Element: Identify need for analgesia
  • Casualty's need for pain relief is identified
       
Element: Available options to relieve casualty's pain are reviewed
       
Element: Contraindications and precautions for use of analgesic drug are identified and appropriate use for casualty is confirmed
       
Element: Appropriate dosage for casualty is confirmed, in accordance with organisational procedures, industry standards and protocols
       
Element: Emergency medical assistance is requested, as required
       
Element: Access and prepare analgesic
  • Secure storage of analgesic drug is accessed, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Analgesic documentation is completed, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Retrieval of correct drug within its expiry date is confirmed, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Analgesic drug is prepared, in accordance with industry standards and organisational procedures
  • Purpose of the analgesic drug is explained to casualty
       
Element: Casualty is advised as to use of the analgesic drug and its potential impact
       
Element: Casualty consent to administer treatment is obtained
       
Element: Analgesic drug is administered, in accordance with industry standards and protocols
       
Element: Casualty is continuously monitored whilst administering analgesic drug
       
Element: Perform casualty handover
  • Details of incident including analgesic drug administration are communicated to medical personnel
       
Element: Written record of treatment including analgesic drug and dosage is supplied to medical personnel in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Complete analgesic use requirements
  • Unused analgesic drugs are disposed of, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Details of drugs use is recorded in log, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Debriefing and/or evaluation of incident is undertaken, in accordance with organisational procedures
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Purpose of the analgesic drug is explained to casualty 
Casualty is advised as to use of the analgesic drug and its potential impact 
Casualty consent to administer treatment is obtained 
Analgesic drug is administered, in accordance with industry standards and protocols 
Casualty is continuously monitored whilst administering analgesic drug 
Casualty's need for pain relief is identified 
 
 
 
 
Secure storage of analgesic drug is accessed, in accordance with organisational procedures 
 
 
Purpose of the analgesic drug is explained to casualty 
 
 
 
 
Details of incident including analgesic drug administration are communicated to medical personnel 
 
Unused analgesic drugs are disposed of, in accordance with organisational procedures 
 
 

Forms

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PUAEME005 - Provide pain management
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