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HLTPAT012 — Perform capillary blood collections

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What an assessment for HLTPAT012 must cover

76 assessable components: 4 elements (23 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 45 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 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 Greet client and confirm pre-test criteria

  • 1.1Greet client courteously and identify self
  • 1.2Identify client according to organisational procedures
  • 1.3Confirm that client meets pre-testing criteria for required capillary blood collection
  • 1.4Obtain, interpret and record personal and clinical information according to organisational procedures
  • 1.5Explain capillary blood collection procedure to client or carer
  • 1.6Obtain informed consent for capillary blood collection procedure from client or carer

2 Prepare for skin puncture blood collections

  • 2.1Examine client to determine capillary blood collection site
  • 2.2Assemble equipment for test requested and select capillary blood collection site
  • 2.3Determine minimum volumes of blood required according to testing, organisational procedures and volume limits based on client age and weight
  • 2.4Position client to ensure comfort and safety of client and self, using supportive holding techniques
  • 2.5Use appropriate warming device to safely prepare site according to organisational procedures
  • 2.6Identify when assistance may be needed and seek help

3 Draw blood

  • 3.1Clean site with approved cleansing agent and allow to air dry
  • 3.2Puncture the skin in the appropriate location, using an approved lancet appropriate to site selected and client age
  • 3.3Collect capillary blood sample according to organisational procedures
  • 3.4Invert capillary blood collection tube according to organisational procedures
  • 3.5Following collection, apply pressure to puncture site until site has stopped bleeding and apply wound dressing
  • 3.6Observe client before, during and after capillary blood collection for potential adverse effects and respond according to organisational procedures

4 Follow post-blood collection procedures

  • 4.1Label blood collection tubes in front of client with time and date of capillary blood collection and, client details according to organisational procedures
  • 4.2Dispose of waste according to waste management procedures
  • 4.3Confirm tube labelling information accuracy with client or carer
  • 4.4Complete capillary blood collection documentation in accordance with organisational procedures
  • 4.5Prepare collected samples for transit or store according to test requested and organisational procedures

Performance evidence

  • followed established technical, infection control and safety procedures and collected capillary blood using skin puncture from adults, adolescents or children, involving:
  • at least 2 collections performed in a simulated environment, of which 1 collection to be completed on an infant heel manikin
  • at least 3 collections to be performed on at least 3 individuals in the workplace or simulated work environment

Knowledge evidence

  • legal and ethical considerations for capillary blood collection, and how these are applied in organisational procedures:
  • children in the workplace
  • duty of care
  • informed consent
  • mandatory reporting
  • privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
  • records management
  • supportive holding for procedures and limitations
  • work health and safety
  • work role boundaries:
  • boundaries of responsibilities
  • capillary blood collection role in different contexts, and situations where skin puncture is the most appropriate collection technique
  • sources of blood sample requests
  • standard infection control requirements:
  • hand hygiene
  • personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • avoiding contact with bodily fluids
  • sharps injury prevention and treatment
  • waste management
  • industry terminology used in skin puncture blood collection:
  • equipment
  • procedures
  • abbreviations
  • skin puncture sites
  • clinical history and medication details
  • key aspects of human anatomy and physiology in relation to the skin, vascular, arterial and nervous system relevant to capillary collections
  • clinical risks of capillary blood collection procedures and procedures designed to minimise those risks
  • factors which may affect the chemical analysis of blood and impact on collection:
  • appropriate times to collect
  • impact of drugs
  • timing of last dose
  • required fasting times
  • protecting the integrity of the specimen
  • techniques for blood collection through skin puncture
  • features, functions and use of skin puncture blood collection equipment:
  • approved lancets
  • cleansing solutions and swabs
  • collection tubes (microtainers)
  • dressings
  • blood sample handling, processing, transit and storage methods
  • requirements for selection and collection into tubes with variable additives:
  • ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)
  • lithium/sodium heparin
  • fluoride oxalate
  • separation gel

Foundation skills

  • Oral communication skills: interact with clients, assess client against pre-test criteria and report findings 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.
  • Numeracy skills: independently measure blood volumes, interpret reference ranges and expiry dates.
  • Observation skills: routinely monitor clients during and post capillary blood collection.

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What does an assessment tool for HLTPAT012 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for HLTPAT012 needs to address all 76 unit components: 4 elements with 23 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 45 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 HLTPAT012?

Auditori pulls the current release of HLTPAT012 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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