The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!
From the Wiki University
What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?
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Apply principals and aims of a palliative approach when supporting individuals
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Recognise the holistic needs of the person extending over time, not just end-of-life Completed |
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Support the person, carers and family to express needs and preferences and report information to supervisor Completed |
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Communicate with the person, carers and family in relation to the person’s quality of life, pain and comfort and report information to supervisor Completed |
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Respect the family and carers as an integral part of the care team and ensure that they have the information and support needed Completed |
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Respect the person’s preferences for quality of life choices
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Create a supportive environment that encourages the person, carers, family members and/or significant others to share information regarding changing needs and preferences Completed |
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Use a non-judgemental approach to ensure the person’s lifestyle, social, spiritual and cultural choices and needs are supported and documented in care plan Completed |
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Encourage the person, carer, family and /or significant others to freely discuss spiritual and cultural issues in an open and safe environment within scope of role Completed |
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Identify needs and issues outside the scope of your role and refer to supervising colleague Completed |
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Communicate with individuals, families, carers and /or significant others in a manner that shows empathy and provides emotional support Completed |
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Follow the person’s advanced care directives in the care plan
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Interpret and follow advanced care directives in the care plan in line with own work role and organisation, legal and ethical requirements Completed |
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Comply with end-of-life decisions as documented in the care plan and in keeping with legal requirements Completed |
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Report the person’s changing needs and issues, in relation to end-of-life, to the appropriate team member for documentation in the care plan Completed |
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Monitor the impact of the person’s end-of-life needs, issues and decisions on families, carers and /or significant others and refer to appropriate member of the care team in line with organisation protocols to ensure they are supported Completed |
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Deliver services in a manner that supports the right of individuals to choose the location of their end of life care Completed |
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Respond to signs of pain and other symptoms
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Observe and document the person’s pain and other symptoms in line with care plan directives and promptly report to appropriate member of the care team Completed |
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Implement strategies to manage pain and promote comfort in line with care plan and role Completed |
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Regularly evaluate and document effectiveness of implemented strategies Completed |
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Refer to appropriate member of staff any misconceptions in the workplace surrounding the use of pain relieving medication Completed |
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Follow end-of-life care strategies
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Regularly check for any changes on care plan that indicate decisions made by the person have been reviewed Completed |
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Provide a supportive environment to the individual, families, carers and /or significant others involved in their care at end-of-life Completed |
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Respect and support the person’s preferences and culture when providing end-of-life care according to care plan and role Completed |
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Maintain dignity of the person when providing planned end-of-life care and care immediately following death Completed |
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Recognise any signs of the person’s imminent death or deterioration and report to appropriate member of care team in line with organisation requirements Completed |
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Provide emotional support to other individuals, carers, families and /or significant others when a death has occurred in line with role Completed |
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Manage own emotional responses and ethical issues
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Follow organisation policies and procedures in relation to managing own emotional responses and ethical issues Completed |
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Identify and reflect upon own emotional responses to death and dying and raise and discuss any issues or reactions with supervisor or other appropriate person Completed |
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Raise any ethical issues or concerns with supervisor or other appropriate person Completed |
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Identify and action self care strategies to address the potential impact of personal responses on self Completed |
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Access bereavement care and support of other team members as needed Completed |
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Follow the person’s advance care directives in the care plan
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Interpret and follow advance care directives in the care plan in line with own work role and organisation, legal and ethical requirements Completed |
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Comply with end-of-life decisions as documented in the care plan and in keeping with legal requirements Completed |
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Report the person’s changing needs and issues, in relation to end-of-life, to the appropriate team member for documentation in the care plan Completed |
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Monitor the impact of the person’s end-of-life needs, issues and decisions on families, carers and /or significant others and refer to appropriate member of the care team in line with organisation protocols to ensure they are supported Completed |
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Deliver services in a manner that supports the right of individuals to choose the location of their end of life care Completed |
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Respect the person’s preferences for quality of life choices
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Create a supportive environment that encourages the person, carers, family members and/or significant others to share information regarding changing needs and preferences Completed |
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Use a non-judgemental approach to ensure the person’s lifestyle, social, spiritual and cultural choices and needs are supported and documented in care plan Completed |
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Encourage the person, carer, family and /or significant others to freely discuss spiritual and cultural issues in an open and safe environment within scope of role Completed |
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Identify needs and issues outside the scope of your role and refer to supervising colleague Completed |
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Communicate with individuals, families, carers and /or significant others in a manner that shows empathy and provides emotional support Completed |
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Follow the person’s advance care directives in the care plan
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Interpret and follow advance care directives in the care plan in line with own work role and organisation, legal and ethical requirements Completed |
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Comply with end-of-life decisions as documented in the care plan and in keeping with legal requirements Completed |
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Report the person’s changing needs and issues, in relation to end-of-life, to the appropriate team member for documentation in the care plan Completed |
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Monitor the impact of the person’s end-of-life needs, issues and decisions on families, carers and /or significant others and refer to appropriate member of the care team in line with organisation protocols to ensure they are supported Completed |
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Deliver services in a manner that supports the right of individuals to choose the location of their end of life care Completed |
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