MSL975064Perform chemical pathology tests

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What an assessment for MSL975064 must cover

32 assessable components: 2 elements (9 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 17 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 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 Process samples and associated request forms

  • 1.1Identify specimens and request forms that do not comply with workplace requirements
  • 1.2Record any discrepancies or sample quality issues and indicate action required
  • 1.3Register samples in accordance with workplace procedures, recording details that allow accurate tracking and chain of custody traceable to employee

2 Perform tests

  • 2.1Select authorised tests indicated for the requested investigations
  • 2.2Conduct tests in accordance with documented methodologies, applying required quality control procedures
  • 2.3Flag test results that are outside accepted quality control limits
  • 2.4Apply quality control processes to discriminate between significant data and artefact
  • 2.5Record all test data and perform required calculations noting any phenomena that may be relevant to the treatment of data or the interpretation of results
  • 2.6Follow procedures to ensure traceability of sample from receipt to reporting of results

Performance evidence

  • safely performed at least 4 different tests or procedures associated with the detection and monitoring of tissue and bodily fluid responses to normal physiological processes and/or disease through the identification and quantification of chemical or biochemical components, including:
  • identifying and measuring chemical substances such as biologically significant ions, proteins or metabolites that are associated with organ dysfunction or indicators of success or failure of treatment
  • enzymatic assay testing for biological activity indicative of organ or tissue damage and at least 1 of the following:
  • immunoassay such as testing for autoimmunity, drugs of abuse, therapeutic drug monitoring, toxin or current/prior exposure to infective agents (antigens and/or antibodies)
  • testing to quantify immunological protein, such as immunoglobulin or complement protein.

Knowledge evidence

  • medical terminology relevant to normal and abnormal chemical pathology
  • workplace procedures for selection and use of testing procedures in terms of the supposed or defined clinical problem
  • handling of unstable or hazardous chemicals or samples and/or the fragile/labile nature of biological material
  • processing and storage requirements for chemical pathology samples to ensure sample integrity prior and post testing
  • principle and purpose of test methods implemented (why they are used and what they demonstrate)
  • significance of quantifying routine biological ions, proteins and hormones
  • significance of the detection and measurement of drugs, toxins, enzyme activity
  • the role of antigens, antibodies and proteins in disease diagnosis
  • antibody and protein structure and function
  • characteristics of polyclonal versus monoclonal antibodies
  • principle of immunological assays including ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence
  • interpretation of results and identification of results requiring urgent reporting due to critical clinical significance
  • selection and use of quality control and quality assurance processes for the issuance of meaningful results
  • sources of pre- and post-analytical errors and corrective actions
  • management of workflow for effective and efficient use of resources
  • technological advances that include automation
  • legal, ethical and work health and safety (WHS) requirements specific to the work task including traceability, confidentiality and security requirements of all clinical information, and laboratory data and records.

Foundation skills

  • Planning and organising skills: to manage own work and ensure the timely completion of tasks.

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What does an assessment tool for MSL975064 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSL975064 needs to address all 32 unit components: 2 elements with 9 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 17 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 MSL975064?

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