1. Healthcare

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Assessments - 22151A
HLT42507 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
Right Words, Right Actions
BSBMED301B Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
HLTAH301B Assist with an allied health program
HLTCSD305C Assist with client movement
HLTCSD201C Maintain high standard of client service
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Assessment Task Description & Requirements
ASSESSMENT TASK
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WEIGHTING
WORD LIMIT
Assessment 22151/01 – Part A
Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
Short Answer Questions
Case Studies
Tabling Activity
25% overall
100 words or less
per answer
Assessment 22151/01 - Part B
Assist with an allied health program
Short Answer Questions
Case Studies
25% overall
100 words or less
per answer
Assessment 22151/02 – Part A
Maintain high standard of client service
Short Answer Questions
Case Studies
25% overall
100 words or less
per answer
Assessment 22151/02 – Part B
Assist with client movement
Short Answer Questions
Case Studies
25% overall
100 words or less
per answer
Objective of this assessment task: To demonstrate the ability to interpret and apply medical
terminology appropriately.
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Assessment 22151/01 Part A
Instructions for students: Please answer each of the following questions using your own
words. Each answer should be no more than 100 words.
1. The table below lists some commonly used medical terminology in the allied health
sector. List the definition of each of these terms in the opposite column.
ABBREVIATION
MEANING
ADL
AF
Bd/BD
BP
BPM
c/o or C/O
CNS
CVA
CXR
DVT
FBC
#
Hx
IM
mane
MI
MRI
MSU
NAD
nocte
OGTT
pc
prn
qid
ROM
Rx
SOB
stat
tds
UA or u/a
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For each of the organs listed in the table below, provide the name of the body system these
organs are a part of, using correct medical terminology.
BODY ORGANS
NAME OF SYSTEM
Skin
Bones
Muscles, ligaments
Heart, blood vessels
Lungs and airway
Stomach, intestines
Genitals, uterus/testes
Ears, eyes, tongue
Glands, pancreas
2. If you couldn’t understand what had been written, or you were unfamiliar with an
abbreviation used, what would you do?
3. Where, within the workplace, could you find more information about appropriate medical
terminology and accepted use of abbreviations?
4. In what other types of workplace documentation would you be expected to use medical
terminology?
5. Which legislation relates to the storage and maintenance of client files?
6. Is it possible for a client to be able to view their file or the records maintained by a health
organisation? Why, or why not?
You have recently graduated with a qualification in Allied Health Assisting, and have been
successful in gaining employment at a local aged care facility. You have been assisting the
Registered Nurse in supporting an 80 year old female resident with their Activities of Daily Living.
The Registered Nurse has asked you to review information contained within the client care plan
as she is not familiar with this clients routine either. The care plan states that the patient has
recently returned from hospital following a hysterosalpingooopherectomy.
1. Break down the term into the prefix, root and suffix. How does doing this help you in
understanding the term?
2. What would you do if you did not understand what this terms means?
3. What other resources (apart from asking the Registered Nurse) could you use to figure
out what this term means?
4. See the instruction below that is contained within the resident care plan. What does it
mean?
a. 1/7 pelvic exercise, ‘/c x1 assist.
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1. Using the file note template below, draft how you would document the procedure
discussed in Question 4. You may make some assumptions (e.g. time of day and date).
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Assessment 22151/01 Part B
Objective of this assessment task: To demonstrate the ability to assist with an allied health
program.
Instructions for students: Please answer each of the following questions using your own
words. Each answer should be no more than 100 words.
1. Explain the role of the Allied Health Professional and the Allied Health Assistant. What is
the difference between the two roles?
2. What does ‘health’ mean?
3. What are the social determinants of health? What is the significance of these
determinants?
4. List some strategies that work to prevent deterioration in health?
5. How could you promote access and equity in the provision of health services?
You have received a new client today who has presented for their regular therapy session.
In accordance with your specialty area (general, physiotherapy, speech pathology, podiatry,
nutrition & dietetics or occupational therapy), document how you would complete the following
activities relating to this therapy session:
1. How would you explain to the client about the therapy session?
2. How would you prepare for the therapy session?
3. How would you maintain a safe area for providing therapy?
4. How would you provide assistance to the client during therapy?
5. How would you use equipment during the therapy, and how would you clean and maintain
the equipment after the therapy session?
6. How would you provide feedback and information to the supervising allied health
professional after the therapy?
7. How would you ensure that confidentiality was maintained for this client?
8. How would you plan for the client’s next appointment? Include all the steps required in
making an appointment.
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Objective of this assessment task: To demonstrate your ability to maintain a high standard
of client service.
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Assessment 22151/02 Part A
Instructions for students: Please answer each of the following questions using your own
words. Each answer should be no more than 100 words.
1. List three (3) different styles of communication. When do you think it would be
appropriate to use these styles with clients? You need to provide a sample for each style.
2. What would you do if you were working with a client who didn’t speak English?
3. List some of the available interpreting services in Australia
4. What steps would you take to ensure that your communication with clients is effective?
5. What would you do if you were experiencing conflict with one of your clients?
You have a new client in your service, John. John has never had a relationship with an allied health
professional before, and he requires some education about his rights and responsibilities as a client.
If you are not currently working, you may need to contact a local allied health service to ask for
a copy of the relevant documentation they issue to new clients.
Your responses should be approximately 100 words.
1. Using your workplace policies and procedures, discuss how you would explain these
rights and responsibilities to John. Write your response as if it were a script to be read to
John. For example, you might start the script by writing, “Good Morning John, my name is
_________ and I am going to….”
2. What other resources could you provide to John to assist him in understanding his rights
and responsibilities?
At John’s next appointment, he is agitated and is being verbally aggressive towards you. He has
been yelling at you, complaining that he had an appointment for 10:30am and it is now 10:45am
and he is still waiting.
Your responses should be approximately 200 words.
1. What could you say or do to try and minimise John’s aggression?
2. If John told you he wanted to make a formal complaint, list the steps you would take to
manage this complaint.
As you are new to this service yourself, you sometimes wonder if you are working to the
standard expected of your workplace.
Your responses should be approximately 200 words.
1. What action could you take to find out whether your work is of an acceptable standard?
2. What can you do to try and improve your work performance?
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Assessment 22151/02 Part B
Objective of this assessment task: To demonstrate your ability to assist with client
movement.
Instructions for students: Please answer each of the following questions using your own
words. Each answer should be no more than 100 words.
Your client, John, has arrived for his appointment at the clinic where you work. John has arrived
for his regular therapy session. In order to do this, you will need to support John to transfer
from his wheelchair onto a chair in the Allied Health Professionals’ examination room. John can
only partially weight bear.
1. What equipment do you think you should use to assist John to transfer safely?
2. What are some of the risks involved in using this piece of equipment?
3. Would this transfer consist of passive or active movement, or both? How?
4. How would you explain this to John?
5. What would you say to John in order to gain consent?
6. Why it is important to gain John’s consent?
7. List the steps you would take in using this piece of equipment to transfer John.
8. How would you communicate what is happening with John? What would you say?
9. What would you do if you suspected the equipment wasn’t working as it should be?
10.How would you clean and store this equipment?
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