SIRCPPA018 — Assist customers with women’s and men’s health care products

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What an assessment for SIRCPPA018 must cover

32 assessable components: 4 elements (16 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 10 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 Collect information about customer health care needs.

1.1Approach and question customer according to pharmacy protocol.
1.2Use questions and actively listen to determine who will be using the product and relevant symptoms, duration and severity of the condition.
1.3Determine customer satisfaction with products previously used.
1.4Identify any other health conditions and prescribed medications.
1.5Follow pharmacy procedures to respect and protect customer privacy.

2 Assess customer information and determine need for referral.

2.1Recognise and act on information that requires referral to the pharmacist.
2.2Recognise and act on information that indicates the potential for better customer outcomes with Pharmacist Only Medicines (S3).
2.3Provide clear summary of customer information to pharmacist when referral is required.
2.4Monitor pharmacist consultation and finalise interaction with customer according to pharmacy procedures.

3 Provide product, self-care and lifestyle information.

3.1Select and suggest Pharmacy Medicines (S2) or unscheduled medicines and products suited to customer needs within scope of own knowledge.
3.2Identify and use opportunities to suggest additional products relevant to customer needs.
3.3Interpret and clearly explain manufacturer product information and confirm customer understanding of directions for product use.
3.4Offer current and accurate information on related lifestyle and self-care practices.

4 Maintain and develop knowledge of women’s and men’s health care products.

4.1Identify and use opportunities to maintain and develop product and health condition knowledge using recognised sources of information.
4.2Check regularly for new additions or changes to range.
4.3Use product information to update knowledge of product application and directions for use.

Performance evidence

recognise and respond appropriately to three product or symptom-based requests for women’s and men’s health products that require referral
suggest suitable products for six customers presenting with different needs that individually or cumulatively include the need for: • anti-fungal medication • contraceptive products • lubricants • self-test kits • pelvic floor aids and equipment
provide directions for product use and other information on lifestyle and self-care practices for each of the above customers
recommend as appropriate to customer needs, across the product suite, a mix of: • unscheduled medicines and products • Pharmacy Medicines (S2)
respond to the needs of each of the following customer types: • adults of both genders • pregnant or breastfeeding women • elderly people.

Knowledge evidence

these common conditions, at a basic level of understanding, and symptoms for which women’s and men’s health care medicines and products are used: • contagious infections • erectile dysfunction • reproductive problems, menstrual and menopause conditions • sexual hygiene • sexually transmissible infections • thrush
ways in which sexually transmissible infection is transferred and infection control methods
common lifestyle risk factors that can contribute to sexual health conditions and methods of self-care
key terminology, jargon and common abbreviations relevant to sexual health care, for: • conditions related to sexual health for women and men • medicines and products used to relieve symptoms
overview of pharmacy range of women’s and men’s health care products; Pharmacy Medicines (S2) and unscheduled medicines and products: • location • which products in the range are Pharmacist Only Medicines (S3)
different types of commonly requested products, their use, their side effects and interactions that may contraindicate their use: • anti-fungal medication • contraceptive products – condoms, diaphragms, spermicides • lubricants • self-test kits: • breast testing kits • home testing pregnancy or ovulation kits • pelvic floor aids and equipment • thrush treatments
features and uses of aids and equipment used with women’s and men’s health care medicines and products
recognised and credible sources and format of product, lifestyle and self-care information: • manufacturer product support materials: • Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) • product leaflets, brochures, booklets • internet sites • health-care fact sheets • medicines databases • pharmacy manuals • reputable health education internet sites; government and not-for profit organisations
sources of information on specialist services that support women’s and men’s health: • reputable health education internet sites • government and not for profit health organisations
organisational procedures for supplying women’s and men’s health care medicines and products.

Foundation skills

Technology skills: use online information systems to search for information.

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What does an assessment tool for SIRCPPA018 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SIRCPPA018 needs to address all 32 unit components: 4 elements with 16 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 10 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 SIRCPPA018?

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