HLTPHA021 — Apply knowledge of medications used to assist patients in using medications effectively
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What an assessment for HLTPHA021 must cover
61 assessable components: 4 elements (13 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 41 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 Identify the basic principles about how medication works on the human body.
- 1.1Identify basic medication modes of action on the human body.
- 1.2Determine the uses and limitations of medication to be dispensed to patients.
- 1.3Identify common adverse reactions of medication dispensed to patients.
- 1.4Identify the factors that lead to the successful use of medication by patients.
- 1.5dentify common drug to drug adverse interactions.
2 Determine answers to basic pharmaceutical queries.
- 2.1Identify the correct information available to assist patients with queries relating to the use of medication.
- 2.2Consult authorised personnel to verify that proposed answers to basic pharmaceutical queries is correct.
3 Identify information about basic medication.
- 3.1Identify the appropriate medication information to be provided to the patients in accordance with guidelines and local organisational procedures.
- 3.2Confirm medication information with an authorised person and prepare as directed.
4 Provide appropriate information to patients on the correct use of medication.
- 4.1Use communication techniques, in accordance with ethical codes of conduct to explain the uses and limitations of the medication to patients.
- 4.2Explain the route for administering the medication.
- 4.3Explain the storage requirements of the medication and how to dispose of used or remaining unused portion of the medication.
- 4.4Determine patient’s understanding of the uses and actions of medication.
Performance evidence
- handle 4 separate pharmaceutical enquiries, including:
- researching and sourcing information about medication to correctly answer pharmaceutical queries
- screening, assessing and providing basic medication discharge information and instructions to patients regarding the use of medications, and
- referral of enquiries outside scope of practice to an authorised person
- prepare medication to dispense to patients on 2 occasions, including:
- confirmation of medication to be dispensed with an authorised person
- outline the structure and steps in communicating with patients regarding the use of medication.
Knowledge evidence
- relevant National, State regulatory and legislative requirements
- the rationale for application, legislation, organisational policy relating to prescription preparation
- legal responsibilities of providers of health care in relation to confidentiality, patient rights, duty of care and implications of negligence
- limitations of own work role including identification and referring of issues outside scope of practice to an authorised person
- Work Health and Safety (WHS) policies, guidelines and symbols and their relevance to dispensing medication
- basic medication modes of action on the human body including:
- receptors
- agonists
- antagonists
- partial agonists
- competition
- reversibility
- enzymes
- different routes for the administration of medication including:
- oral
- rectal
- injectable
- transdermal
- inhaled
- main sources of pharmaceutical information including:
- Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH)
- Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary Handbook (APF)
- Monthly Index of Medical Specialities (MIMS) or AusDI Advanced
- Micromedex
- Pharmacy or health facility in-house computer system
- Pharmacy Board of Australia Pharmacy Guidelines for dispensing medication
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Standards
- fundamental principles of drug action, including:
- basis of medication management
- documentation processes for prescriptions
- own limitations on the dispensing of medication
- principles and practices of ethical and professional codes of conduct
- types of prescriptions and medication orders and their use
- legal and ethical requirements, National, State or Territory, including:
- duty of care and implications of negligence
- privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
- records management
- rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and patients
- information that should be conveyed to patients, including:
- generic and brand names of the medication
- intended purpose and expected action or duration of treatment.
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What does an assessment tool for HLTPHA021 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for HLTPHA021 needs to address all 61 unit components: 4 elements with 13 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 41 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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Related units
- HLTPHA010 — Maintain pharmaceutical imprest stock
- HLTPHA011 — Pack pharmaceutical products
- HLTPHA012 — Dispense prescriptions and medication orders
- HLTPHA013 — Order, maintain and distribute pharmaceutical stock
- HLTPHA014 — Conduct small-scale compounding and labelling of pharmaceutical products
- HLTPHA015 — Provide assistance in dispensary administration
- HLTPHA016 — Conduct small-scale compounding and labelling of aseptic pharmaceutical products
- HLTPHA017 — Support pharmacist's communication with patients and other health professionals
- HLTPHA018 — Support pharmacists in the collection and presentation of workplace data and information
- HLTPHA019 — Coordinate communication processes in a hospital or health services pharmacy setting
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