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

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

Consistency of performance should be demonstrated over the required range of situations relevant to the workplace

Context of and specific resources for assessment:

Relevant organisation policy, guidelines, procedures and protocols

Method of assessment:

Clinical skills involving direct client care are to be assessed initially in a simulated clinical setting (laboratory). If successful, a second assessment is to be conducted during workplace application under direct supervision

Observation of work activities when analysing and interpreting recording of sleep study

Observation of simulation and/or role play when analysing and interpreting recording of sleep study

Discussion of physical and/or behavioural contingency scenarios involving duty of care

Authenticated transcripts of relevant education/training courses

Recognition of relevant life/work experience

Questioning, written assessments/projects, e-learning can be used to assess knowledge

Authenticated reports of experience in analysing and interpreting recording of sleep study (Documentation associated with performance reviews, supervisor/co-ordinator evaluations of work performance)

Training records associated with First Aid, OH Safety training, Orientation/Induction Training, Safe Manual Handing, Universal infection control procedures

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

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 and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities

Related units:

This unit can be assessed independently, however holistic assessment practice with other health services units of competency is encouraged

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:

Anatomy and physiology related to the analysis and interpretation of sleep studies

Confidentiality requirements of client information

Identification of artefacts

Normal range of baseline observations

Normal/abnormal waveforms

Rules and current standards of arousals, respiratory and other events

Sleep staging rules and current standards

Understanding of outcome of sleep study

Essential skills:

It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to:

Analyse and interpret sleep recording studies

Comply with policies and procedures including those of OHS and infection control

Identify all forms of interference

In addition, the candidate must be able 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:

Analyse and interpret sleep studies

Communicate with people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds

Deal with conflict

Generate a summarised report for diagnostic purposes

Solve problems including an ability to use available resources

Use numeracy skills ranging from the ability to complete basic arithmetic calculations, recording stock levels and statistical information

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Essential skills (contd):

Use oral communication skills required to fulfil job roles in a safe manner and as specified by the organisation, including skills in:

asking questions

providing clear information

listening to and understanding workplace instructions

clarifying workplace instructions when necessary

effective verbal and non verbal communication with a range of internal and external persons

literacy in English or a community language, depending on client group and organisation requirements

Use reading and writing skills required to fulfil job roles in a safe manner and as specified by the organisation at a level of skill that involves reading and documenting clinical information and understanding complex policy and procedure manuals

Work with others and display empathy with client and relatives

The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.

Client details may include:

Reason for referral

Relevant medical history ie cardiac, respiratory and neurological

Medications

Results of previous study

Physical examination results

Overnight documentation may include:

Client and technical events

Client's self report - before and after

Client questionnaire

Study quality would include:

Core set of signals that stage sleep and identify arousals

Sufficient signals to identify all known physiological events

Adequate duration of sleep (according to study)

Sufficient signals to measure treatment

Respiratory events may include:

Apnoea

Hypopnea

Oxygen desaturation

Snoring

Hypercapnoea

Other events may include:

Limb/body movements

Arousals

Nocturnal seizures

Parasomnias eg sleep walking, sleep talking

Clinical significance may be:

Abnormalities in sleep/wake states and staging eg sleep arousals, respiratory events, other events