HLTCAR004 — Perform electrocardiography (ECG)
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What an assessment for HLTCAR004 must cover
58 assessable components: 5 elements (23 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 26 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Prepare ECG machine for use
- 1.1Retrieve ECG machine from storage area and check cleaning records
- 1.2Visually inspect ECG machine, leads and accessories to confirm compliance with infection control requirements and organisational procedures
- 1.3Prepare ECG machine leads and accessories to confirm compliance with manufacturer’s specifications and organisational procedures
2 Prepare for ECG procedure
- 2.1Greet client courteously and identify self
- 2.2Consult with client and cross-reference patient records to confirm client identity
- 2.3Obtain, interpret and record client information according to organisation procedures
- 2.4Explain the ECG purpose, procedure and risk to the client
- 2.5Provide client with the opportunity to ask questions and discuss areas of concern
- 2.6Obtain informed consent following ethical and legal requirements
3 Prepare client for ECG procedure according to procedures
- 3.1Maintain client privacy and dignity during ECG preparation
- 3.2Implement and monitor infection control practices according to infection control, work health and safety (WHS) requirements and organisational procedures
- 3.3Provide positioning instructions according to manufacturer’s specifications
- 3.4Communicate with client to check and confirm client’s comfort
- 3.5Assess and prepare client’s skin for electrode placement
- 3.6Attach leads and verify placement according to manufacturer’s specifications and organisational procedures
4 Produce an ECG trace
- 4.1Produce ECG trace according to manufacturer’s specifications
- 4.2Check ECG trace against technical criteria for diagnostic use including increased amplitude and repeat ECG procedure where criteria are not met
- 4.3Forward trace to required recipient according to organisational procedures
- 4.4Document ECG procedure details according to organisational procedures
5 Complete ECG process
- 5.1Remove ECG leads and electrodes from client maintaining client privacy and ensuring skin integrity
- 5.2Check client to identify and provide assistance
- 5.3Dispose of waste in accordance with waste management procedures
- 5.4Store ECG machine in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and organisational procedures
Performance evidence
- followed established technical, infection control and safety requirements and produced at least 3 different ECG traces on 3 different individuals, satisfactory for diagnostic purpose, including:
- adherence to legal, ethical considerations and relevant current Australia and New Zealand standards in relation to ECG equipment
- identified and responded appropriately to situations of interference, increased amplitude or wandering baseline
Knowledge evidence
- legal requirements, ethical considerations and organisational procedures relevant to performing ECG’s, including:
- children in the workplace
- duty of care
- infection control requirements
- informed consent
- mandatory reporting
- privacy, confidentiality and disclosure, records management
- waste management
- work health and safety (WHS)
- work role boundaries
- requirements of relevant current Australia and New Zealand standards in relation to ECG equipment
- general factors that affect ECG, including:
- physical limitations
- respiratory function
- features, function and use of ECG equipment, including:
- pre-checking procedures
- electrical safety requirements
- common problems and how to respond
- routine maintenance requirements
- sources of interference, including:
- client
- equipment
- environment
- technical criteria and quality requirements for ECG tracing
- anatomy and physiology of the heart
- normal and abnormal ECG rhythms
Foundation skills
- Oral communication skills: interact with clients using some specialised vocabulary
- Writing skills: complete familiar and unfamiliar documentation
- Reading skills: interpret request information in client records, technical and procedural documents, infection control policies and manufacturer guidelines
- Problem solving skills: respond to situations requiring repeat traces
- Teamwork skills: work effectively as a link between client and health care providers
- Technology skills: use digital devices and forwarding test recording to health care professionals
Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
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Questions about assessing HLTCAR004
What does an assessment tool for HLTCAR004 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for HLTCAR004 needs to address all 58 unit components: 5 elements with 23 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 26 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for HLTCAR004?
Auditori pulls the current release of HLTCAR004 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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