HLTPHA030 — Apply knowledge of medications used to provide analgesia

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What an assessment for HLTPHA030 must cover

68 assessable components: 3 elements (13 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 49 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 medication required to manage pain.

1.1Identify the cause of pain.
1.2Identify the factors that lead to the successful management of pain.
1.3Consult authorised personnel to verify the optimal use of analgesics.

2 Prepare appropriate analgesics to dispense to patients.

2.1Identify the appropriate analgesics to be dispensed to patients.
2.2Confirm medication to be dispensed to the patient with an authorised person and prepare as directed.

3 Provide appropriate information to patients on the correct use of the analgesics.

3.1Use communication techniques, in accordance with ethical codes of conduct to explain the uses and limitations of analgesics to patients.
3.2State the dosage that has been prescribed.
3.3Explain the steps required to ingest and apply the prescribed medication.
3.4Explain the route for administering the medication.
3.5Explain the storage requirements of the medication and how to dispose of used or remaining unused portion of the medication.
3.6Identify the signs which would warrant referral to an authorised person when required.
3.7Utilise appropriate techniques to confirm patient understanding of the uses and actions of the medication.
3.8Identify patients having difficulty using, taking and actuating their prescribed medication and provide further assistance or refer the patient if required.

Performance evidence

prepare and dispense analgesic medication on at least 10 occasions and inform 10 patients, including:
identifying and sourcing information
screening, assessing and providing basic medication discharge information and instructions to patients regarding the use of analgesic medications
referral of enquiries outside scope of own practice to the pharmacist
confirmation of medication dispensing with an authorised person
perform the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of 240 hours of work related to hospital or health services pharmacy support in a clinical workplace environment. These 240 hours may be applied collectively across all units of competency that include the requirement for workplace hours for the purposes of assessment.

Knowledge evidence

understand information about analgesics including: main types of pain
understand information about analgesics including: common agents used to manage pain
understand information about analgesics including: uses and limitations of medication applied to manage pain
understand information about analgesics including: common adverse reactions of medication used to manage pain
understand information about analgesics including: pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods to manage adverse effects
understand information about analgesics including: conditions or adverse reactions to medication that requires referral to a trained health care professional
relevant legislation, regulations and ethical codes relating to medication dispensing
standard pharmaceutical references, including: Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH)
standard pharmaceutical references, including: Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary Handbook (APF)
standard pharmaceutical references, including: Monthly Index of Medical Specialities (MIMS) or AusDI Advanced
standard pharmaceutical references, including: Micromedex
relevant National, State or Territory regulatory and legislative requirements
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 own practice to an authorised person
Work Health and Safety (WHS) policies, guidelines and symbols and their relevance to dispensing medication
key aspects of analgesia, including: types of pain: nociceptive
key aspects of analgesia, including: types of pain: neuropathic
key aspects of analgesia, including: basic pathophysiology
key aspects of analgesia, including: treatment aims
key aspects of analgesia, including: impact of the disease state on everyday living or function
key aspects of analgesia, including: the ability to take medications and strategies to mitigate inability to take medications
key aspects of analgesia, including: factors altering a person’s perception of pain, including: cultural issues
key aspects of analgesia, including: factors altering a person’s perception of pain, including: prior experiences
key aspects of analgesia, including: factors altering a person’s perception of pain, including: social factors
key aspects of analgesia, including: factors altering a person’s perception of pain, including: physical symptoms
key aspects of analgesia, including: factors altering a person’s perception of pain, including: psychological symptoms
key aspects of analgesia, including: factors altering a person’s perception of pain, including: personal beliefs
key aspects of analgesia, including: prescribing considerations of analgesics, including: WHO analgesia ladder
key aspects of analgesia, including: prescribing considerations of analgesics, including: background analgesia
key aspects of analgesia, including: prescribing considerations of analgesics, including: breakthrough analgesia
key aspects of analgesia, including: prescribing considerations of analgesics, including: pre-emptive analgesia
key aspects of analgesia, including: available formulations of medications and routes of administration used to treat pain, including: tablets
key aspects of analgesia, including: available formulations of medications and routes of administration used to treat pain, including: capsules
key aspects of analgesia, including: available formulations of medications and routes of administration used to treat pain, including: oral liquids
key aspects of analgesia, including: available formulations of medications and routes of administration used to treat pain, including: patches
key aspects of analgesia, including: available formulations of medications and routes of administration used to treat pain, including: creams
key aspects of analgesia, including: available formulations of medications and routes of administration used to treat pain, including: suppositories
key aspects of analgesia, including: available formulations of medications and routes of administration used to treat pain, including: sublingual
key aspects of analgesia, including: available formulations of medications and routes of administration used to treat pain, including: intravenous or subcutaneous
key aspects of analgesia, including: available formulations of medications and routes of administration used to treat pain, including: oral
key aspects of analgesia, including: risks associated with opioid medications, including: dependence
key aspects of analgesia, including: risks associated with opioid medications, including: addiction
key aspects of analgesia, including: risks associated with opioid medications, including: diversion or misuse
key aspects of analgesia, including: risks associated with opioid medications, including: overdose
key aspects of analgesia, including: common medications and medication classes used to treat pain
key aspects of analgesia, including: common side effects of medications used to treat pain and how to manage these side effects
key aspects of analgesia, including: legal scheduling of each of the common medications used to treat pain
key aspects of analgesia, including: information that should be conveyed to patients, including: generic and brand names of the medications
key aspects of analgesia, including: information that should be conveyed to patients, including: intended purpose and expected action or duration of treatment.

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