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Contribute to maternal and infant health care

Contribute to maternal and infant health care

Unit of competency
National Code
HLTENN046
State Code
ODI67
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
2.00
Current Release Date
02/07/2021
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
29/10/2021
Field of Education
060303 - Midwifery
Original Release Date
29/10/2021
Nominal Hours
70
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide care to mother and newborn infant in postnatal, neonatal, child and family health care and paediatric health care settings.This unit applies to enrolled nursing work carried out in consultation and collaboration with registered nurses and registered midwives and under supervisory arrangements aligned to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) regulatory authority legislative requirements.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian Standards and industry codes of practice.No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Work as part of the maternity health care team.
  • 1.1. Assist registered midwife by performing delegated aspects of care for mother and newborn infant.
  • 1.2. Assist midwife to prepare mother to adopt safe practices in caring for newborn infant.
  • 1.3. Record observations of mother and newborn infant and report abnormal observations to midwife.
  • 1.4. Apply midwifery terms used during pregnancy and in postpartum care to contribute to care of newborn infant.
  • 1.5. Document, report and escalate variances in care progress.
  • 1.6. Provide delegated aspects of care for mother and newborn infant to support maternal and newborn infant health.
2. Support mother and newborn infant to meet identified goals.
  • 2.1. Evaluate progress of mother and newborn infant towards goals in plan of care.
  • 2.2. Review and discuss unmet goals in plan of care.
  • 2.3. Assist the midwife to meet care goals and to support mother to interact with newborn infant.
  • 2.4. Assist midwife to educate mother on delegated aspects of newborn infant health and offer information about available support services.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AWA03 HLTENN014 Contribute to maternal and infant health care Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BGW6 HLT64121 Advanced Diploma of Nursing Qualification
BGW5 HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing Qualification