HLTENN043 — Implement and monitor care for a person with acute health conditions

1 Identify acute health conditions.

• 1.1Undertake comprehensive nursing assessment to identify acute health condition.
• 1.2Identify pathophysiology and psychosocial impact of the acute health condition and confirm nursing and health care needs.
• 1.3Identify common aetiology of acute health conditions for common disorders of the human body.

2 Contribute to nursing care, education and planning for acute health conditions.

• 2.1Contribute to health education and planning care of acute health conditions in consultation with the multidisciplinary health care team.
• 2.2Implement nursing care appropriate to the plan of care for acute health conditions.
• 2.3Contribute to person-centred care discussions with the multidisciplinary health care team.
• 2.4Contribute to discharge planning.

3 Perform and evaluate nursing interventions for acute health conditions.

• 3.1Analyse and problem solve to prioritise and implement nursing interventions to reflect changes with an acute health condition.
• 3.2Gather, observe, evaluate, report and document responses to provided care including variations from expected outcomes and concern for the deteriorating person.
• 3.3Develop and prioritise the plan of care.
• 3.4Implement and evaluate nursing care for delegated elements of acute health conditions based on comprehensive nursing assessment.

4 Contribute to nursing care for planned interventional treatments and procedures.

• 4.1Contribute to the plan of care that considers the status of acute care presentations.
• 4.2Implement nursing management for planned interventional treatments and procedures.
• 4.3Identify and implement post treatment and procedural nursing care and associated documentation.
• 4.4Implement post treatment and procedure observations and documentation and report unexpected outcomes and observations.
• 4.5Recognise acute deterioration, prioritise and escalate care, implement the escalation process and report to the registered nurse.
• 4.6Identify and implement pain management interventions to minimise immobility risks and promote optimal health status and recovery.

5 Contribute to emergency response in the acute care environment.

• 5.1Identify and implement enrolled nurse’s role and responsibilities in an emergency response.
• 5.2Use emergency equipment in an emergency situation.
• 5.3Identify and implement the emergency response plan including preparing and using emergency equipment, medicine, documentation, after care required in an emergency response and resuscitation.

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