Units Renal

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YOU NEED A TOTAL OF TEN COMPETENCES TO

ACHIEVE THIS AWARD

Core competences: you must select at least two of these:

Unit

Title

Either

HSC31 Promote effective communication for and about individuals

CU6 Maintain communications and records within the organisation

Either

HSC32 Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment

GEN3 Maintain health and safety in a clinical/therapeutic environment

HSC33

Reflect on and develop your practice

excluded combination with GEN12 & GEN13 in work effectiveness competences

Either

HSC35 Promote choice, well-being and the protection of all individuals

HSC34 Promote the well-being and protection of children and young people

General Clinical/Therapeutic Activities competences: you must select at

least two of these:

Unit	Title
Either Or	CHS2 Assist in the administration of medication CHS3 Administer medication to individuals
CHS4	Identify the individual whose skin integrity is at risk and undertake the appropriate tissue viability risk assessment
CHS11	Undertake extended personal care
CHS12	Undertake treatments and dressings related to the care of lesions and wounds
CHS19	Undertake physiological measurements
CHS35	Provide first aid to an individual needing emergency assistance
CHS36	Provide Basic Life Support
EUSC1	Take a presenting history from an individual to inform assessment
EUSC2	Obtain supporting information to inform the assessment of an individual
FB11	Perform routine ECG procedures
GEN2	Prepare and dress for work in clinical/therapeutic areas
GEN4	Prepare individuals for clinical/therapeutic activities
GEN5	Support individuals during and following clinical/therapeutic activities
GEN6	Prepare environments and resources for use during clinical/therapeutic activities
GEN7	Monitor and manage the environment and resources during and after clinical/therapeutic activities
GEN8	Assist the practitioner to implement clinical/therapeutic interventions
GEN14	Provide advice and information to individuals on how to manage their own condition
GEN17	Contribute to the discharge of an individual into the care of another service

Pathway specific competences: you must select at least four of these:

Unit	Title
CHS26	Carry out, and conclude, dialysis therapy for individuals with established access
CHS27	Encourage and support individuals undergoing dialysis therapy at home
CHS28	Support and enable individual undergoing dialysis and their carers to obtain and maintain dialysis equipment and materials
CHS29	Support and enable individuals undergoing dialysis and their carers to carry out dialysis procedures at home
CHS30	Obtain and maintain vascular access for, and cease access following, haemodialysis therapy
CHS31	Assess and agree the efficacy of the dialysis therapy
CHS32	Agree and implement changes to the dialysis therapy

Your final two competences can be selected from: