Non-Registered Practitioners demonstrates During the assessment the NRP is observed or how to safeguard vulnerable adults and is able to recognise and respond correctly children, and when to identified concerns when people are in vulnerable situations, at through the appropriate channels. risk or in need of support and protection. Competency Statement Expected Level of Competency Level of Competency Evidenced Signature of Assessor Subject Specific Competencies Non-Registered Practitioners can Causes sepsis, chronic disease process, – demonstrate an understanding of co-morbidities, end of life / palliative, common causes of deterioration and failure to recognise, iatrogenic, identify patient groups at potential risk unavoidable complications. of deterioration. Risks co-existing disease, elderly, – emergency admissions, specific acute illnesses, altered GCS, haemorrhage. Non-Registered Practitioners can BP: systolic 101-170 demonstrate knowledge of normal HR: 51-100 values of vital signs and give examples RR: 11-20 of when differences should be Saturations: >96% considered ie: chronic conditions, Temperature: 36 38 degrees – enhanced recovery. Urine Output: 0.5ml/kg/hr Non-Registered Practitioners can Documentation date/time, Clear demonstrate obtaining a complete set recording of observations, Frequency, of observations using both observation Initials, calculating machine and manual methods and Manual BP, Respirations demonstrates competence in Obtaining observations with machine. documenting findings using trust Use of balance charts. documents. Non-Registered Practitioners can illness explain rationale for using Reduction in saturations supplementary oxygen and the Emergency situation importance of target saturations for Titrating to patients condition and target individual patients. saturations in COPD. Non-Registered Practitioners can Rationale for adult emergency demonstrate knowledge of when to (unresponsive, life threatening situation) utilise 2222 trigger in the form of adult and cardiac arrest (actual cardiac arrest emergency or cardiac arrest. occurred) and how to initiate call.
Non-Registered Practitioners demonstrates how to safeguard vulnerable adults and children, and when to identified concerns through the appropriate channels. During the assessment the NRP is observed or is able to recognise and respond correctly when people are in vulnerable situations, at risk or in need of support and protection. Competency Statement Subject Specific Competencies Expected Level of Competency Level of Competency Evidenced Signature of Assessor Non-Registered Practitioners can demonstrate an understanding of common causes of deterioration and identify patient groups at potential risk of deterioration. Causes – sepsis, chronic disease process, co-morbidities, end of life / palliative, failure to recognise, iatrogenic, unavoidable complications. Risks – co-existing disease, elderly, emergency admissions, specific acute illnesses, altered GCS, haemorrhage. Non-Registered Practitioners can demonstrate knowledge of normal values of vital signs and give examples of when differences should be considered ie: chronic conditions, enhanced recovery. BP: systolic 101-170 HR: 51-100 RR: 11-20 Saturations: >96% Temperature: 36 – 38 degrees Urine Output: 0.5ml/kg/hr Non-Registered Practitioners can demonstrate obtaining a complete set of observations using both observation machine and manual methods and demonstrates competence in documenting findings using trust documents. Documentation date/time, Clear recording of observations, Frequency, Initials, calculating Manual BP, Respirations Obtaining observations with machine. Use of balance charts. Non-Registered Practitioners can explain rationale for using supplementary oxygen and the importance of target saturations for individual patients. illness Reduction in saturations Emergency situation Titrating to patients condition and target saturations in COPD. Non-Registered Practitioners can demonstrate knowledge of when to utilise 2222 trigger in the form of adult emergency or cardiac arrest. Rationale for adult emergency (unresponsive, life threatening situation) and cardiac arrest (actual cardiac arrest occurred) and how to initiate call.
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