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Evidence Guide: HLTAMED002 - Support the safe use of medications

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HLTAMED002 - Support the safe use of medications

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Obtain client information and determine client information needs.

  1. Review client records and identify current and past social, medical and medication history.
  2. Recognise client allergies and adverse drug reactions, and contraindications for client use of medications, and clarify with practitioners or other senior health staff.
  3. Consult with client and/or significant others about medication history and any allergies and adverse reactions.
  4. Update client records to include additional medication information provided by client.
  5. Engage client and/or significant others in discussion to evaluate understanding of medication and client’s needs.
Review client records and identify current and past social, medical and medication history.

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Recognise client allergies and adverse drug reactions, and contraindications for client use of medications, and clarify with practitioners or other senior health staff.

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Consult with client and/or significant others about medication history and any allergies and adverse reactions.

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Update client records to include additional medication information provided by client.

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Engage client and/or significant others in discussion to evaluate understanding of medication and client’s needs.

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Deliver information to support clients in their use of medications.

  1. Deliver clear and accurate information in culturally appropriate and safe ways to support client’s quality use of medications.
  2. Provide information to client on therapeutic effects and common side-effects of their medications.
  3. Explain to client, the dosage, frequency and correct routes and methods for taking medication and support client to question and clarify all information provided.
  4. Provide consumer medicines information in a format that assists understanding.
  5. Support and promote role of traditional healers, traditional and bush medicines as an adjunct to western medications.
  6. Encourage client and significant others to ask questions and seek advice about medications from relevant health professionals and resources.
  7. Confirm client understanding of information provided, and support client to make decisions and further enquiries about medications.
  8. Document information provided about medications according to organisational procedures.
Deliver clear and accurate information in culturally appropriate and safe ways to support client’s quality use of medications.

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Provide information to client on therapeutic effects and common side-effects of their medications.

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Explain to client, the dosage, frequency and correct routes and methods for taking medication and support client to question and clarify all information provided.

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Provide consumer medicines information in a format that assists understanding.

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Support and promote role of traditional healers, traditional and bush medicines as an adjunct to western medications.

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Encourage client and significant others to ask questions and seek advice about medications from relevant health professionals and resources.

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Confirm client understanding of information provided, and support client to make decisions and further enquiries about medications.

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Document information provided about medications according to organisational procedures.

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Provide advice about storage, transport and disposal of medication.

  1. Explain to client how to correctly store and secure medication and importance of doing this.
  2. Advise client on importance of only using in-date and undamaged medication.
  3. Explain to client how to transport medication and importance of cold chain management.
  4. Provide advice on correct ways to handle and dispose of medications.
  5. Confirm client understanding and document information provided according to organisational procedures.
Explain to client how to correctly store and secure medication and importance of doing this.

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Advise client on importance of only using in-date and undamaged medication.

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Explain to client how to transport medication and importance of cold chain management.

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Provide advice on correct ways to handle and dispose of medications.

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Confirm client understanding and document information provided according to organisational procedures.

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Assist clients with medication benefit schemes.

  1. Support clients to obtain prescription medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
  2. Assist clients to access other benefit schemes and supports as appropriate.
  3. Provide information to clients and significant others about the role of government databases in medication and health care management
Support clients to obtain prescription medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

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Assist clients to access other benefit schemes and supports as appropriate.

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Provide information to clients and significant others about the role of government databases in medication and health care management

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Provide information and support to family and community groups.

  1. Identify requirements for medication information and source relevant information.
  2. Provide clear and accurate medication information to family and community groups, according to their needs.
  3. Inform groups about relevant information sources that can assist better understanding of the use of medications.
Identify requirements for medication information and source relevant information.

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Provide clear and accurate medication information to family and community groups, according to their needs.

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Inform groups about relevant information sources that can assist better understanding of the use of medications.

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge