Mapping – skills are mapped against unit elements where the completion of the skill can be
part of the implemented skills. Mapping does not show elements from Diploma of Nursing
units that may underpin skill completion (i.e. Legal issues, WHS and infection control skills
are not mapped against all skills, but will be part of all implemented skills.)
Mapping of Essential Skills to HLT51612: Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2
nursing)
Skills in the ‘Essential Clinical Skills: enrolled-division 2 nurses’ have been mapped against unit
elements from core units in HLT51612. The mapping proposes where implementation of nursing
care actions could include completion of the skill. These units identified more frequently are
those focused on nursing care. The mapping does not show elements from core units in
HLT51612 that may underpin skill completion.
There are some elements from core HLT51612 units that do underpin the majority of skills.
These include:
HLTIR403 – elements 1,2 3
HLTIR404 – elements 3,4
HLTEN401 – elements 1,2,3,7
HLTWHS – elements 1,2
HLTIN301 – elements 1,2,3,4,5,6
HLTEN502 – elements 1,2,3,4,5,8
HLTEN508 – elements 2,3,4
HLTEN509 – elements 1,2,3,4,5
Elective units HLTEN519 (Administer and monitor intravenous medication in the nursing
environment) and HLTEN511 (Provide nursing care for clients requiring palliative care) have
been included in some parts of the mapping where the skill may be specific to or relevant to this
elective unit.
Essential Clinical Skills contents
PART 1 GENERAL CARE
1.1 Hand hygiene
1.2 Bedmaking
Relevant HTP
Unit of
competency
Relevant elements for HTP unit
of competency
HLTIN301
HLTWHS300
HKTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN506
HLTEN507
HLTEN511
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTEN515
1,2 3
1, 3
1,2
2,3,4,5,6
1, 3
1,2,3,4,5,6
1,2,3,4
1,3
3,4,5,6,7
3,4
4
HLTEN504
2,5
Essential Clinical Skills contents
Relevant HTP
Unit of
competency
HLTEN504
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTEN515
Relevant elements for HTP unit
of competency
1.4 Assisting with eating and drinking
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTEN515
2,5
1, 3
3
3
2
1.5 Assisting the patient to maintain personal
hygiene – bed bath or assisted shower,
undressing/dressing, oral hygiene, eye and
nasal care, shaving, hair and nail care
HLTEN504
2,5
HLTEN505
HLTEN512
1, 3
3
HLTEN513
3
HLTEN515
2
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
2,5
1, 3
HLTEN512
3
HLTEN513
3
HLTEN515
2
1.7 Patient comfort – pain management (nonpharmacological interventions – heat and
cold)
HLTEN504
2, 5
HLTEN513
3
1.8 Positioning of a dependent patient
HLTEN504
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
2,3,5
3
3
1.9 Preventing and managing pressure
injuries
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN506
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
2,3,5,6
1
1
3
3
1.10 Range of motion exercises
HLTEN504
HLTEN513
1.3 Assisting the patient to ambulate
1.6 Assisting the patient with elimination
(including urinalysis and urine specimen
collection, perineal care, ostomy care and
stool assessment)
PART 2 DOCUMENTATION
2.1 Documentation
HLTEN502
2,3
3,6
3
1
4,5
Essential Clinical Skills contents
Relevant HTP
Unit of
competency
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN506
HLTEN507
HLTEN509
HLTEN510
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTIN301
HLTWHS300
Relevant elements for HTP unit
of competency
2.2 Clinical handover
HLTEN502
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN502
HLTEN509
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTEN515
1, 2
1,2,3
6,8
3
1,2
1,4,5
3,6
2,5
3
2.3 Admissions and discharge
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
1,2,3,4,5
7
1,2
1,2
2.4 Health teaching
HLTEN502
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN506
HLTEN507
HLTEN509
HLTEN510
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTEN515
1,2
5
1,4,7
2
2,3,5
3,4
4,5
3,4
1,2,5,6
1,2,3
1,2,3
HLTEN401
HLTEN501
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN512
1,2,3
1,2,3
1,2,3
6
2,5
PART 3 ASSESSMENT
3.1 Basic assessment
1,2,3,4,5
4,5.6,7,8
1,3
1,2,3,4,5,6
1,4,5
2
3,5
2,3,5,6
2,3,5
2
1, 2, 3 ,4 ,5
Essential Clinical Skills contents
Relevant HTP
Unit of
competency
HLTEN513
Relevant elements for HTP unit
of competency
3.2 Temperature, pulse and respiration (TPR)
measurement
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
1,2,3,4
4,6
2, 5, 6, 7
1,2,4
3.3 Blood pressure measurement
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
1,2,3,4
4,6
2, 5, 6, 7
1,2,4
3.4 Pulse oximetry
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
1,2,3,4
4,6
2, 5, 6, 7
1,2,4
3.5 Blood glucose measurement
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
1,2,3,4
4,6
2, 5, 6, 7
1,2,4
3.6 Neurological observation
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN 512
HLTEN 513
1, 2, 3,
6
2,5,6
1,2
3.7 Neurovascular observation
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN 512
HLTEN 513
1, 2, 3,
6
2,5,6
1,2
3.8 Pain assessment
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN506
HLTEN507
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTEN515
1,2,3
6
3
4,6
2,5,6
1,2
2
3.9 12-Lead ECG recording
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN512
4
1
5
PART 4 MEDICATION
1,2
Essential Clinical Skills contents
Relevant HTP
Unit of
competency
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN507
HLTEN510
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTAP401
Relevant elements for HTP unit
of competency
4.2 Medication administration – eye drops or
ointment, and eye toilet
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN507
HLTEN510
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTAP401
1,3,4
1,4,5,6,8
1,2,3
1,2,3,4,6
4
1,2,3
1,2,3,5
1,2,3
4.3 Medication administration – injections
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN507
HLTEN510
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTAP401
1,3,4
1,4,5,6,8
1,2,3
1,2,3,4,6
4
1,2,3
1,2,3,5
1,2,3
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN506
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTAP501
1,3,4,5,6,8
1,5
1,2,3,4,6
2,3,6,7
3
3
5.2 Dry dressing
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN506
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTAP501
1,3,4,5,6,8
1,5
1,2,3,4,5,6
2,3,6
3
3
5.3 Wound irrigation, wound swabs
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN506
1,3,4,5,6,8
1,5
1,2,3,4,5,6
4.1 Medication administration – – oral,
sublingual, buccal, topical and
suppositories
PART 5 ASEPSIS
5.1 Aseptic technique
1,3,4
1,4,5,6
1,2,3
1,2,3,4,6
4
1,2,3
1,2,3,5
1,2,3
Essential Clinical Skills contents
Relevant HTP
Unit of
competency
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTAP501
Relevant elements for HTP unit
of competency
5.4 Packing a wound
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN506
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTAP501
1,3,4,5,6,8
1,5
1,2,3,4,5,6
2,3,6
3
3
5.5 Suture, clip and staple removal
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN506
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTAP501
1,3,4,5,6,8
1,5
1,2,3,4,5,6
2,3,6
3
3
5.6 Drain removal and shortening
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN506
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTAP501
1,3,4,5,6,8
1,5
1,2,3,4,5,6
2,3,6
3
3
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTAP501
2,4,5,6
1,3
3, 6
3
3
6.2 Nasogastric tube insertion and feeding,
gastric drainage and gastric tube feeding
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTAP501
2,4, 5,6
1,3
3, 6
3
3
6.3 Oxygen therapy via nasal cannula or
various masks; and the use of nebulisers,
metered dose inhalers and peak flow meters
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN507
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
HLTAP501
2,4, 5,6
1,3
1,2,3,4
1,3, 4,6
3,4, 5
3
PART 6 ACUTE CARE
6.1 Catheterisation (urinary)
2,3,6
3
3
Essential Clinical Skills contents
Relevant HTP
Unit of
competency
HLTEN505
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN512
HLTAP501
Relevant elements for HTP unit
of competency
6.5 Post-operative care
HLTEN505
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN507
HLTEN512
HLTAP501
1,3
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,5,6,7
5,6
1,2,3,6,7
3
6.6 Post anaesthetic care unit care and
handover
HLTEN505
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN507
HLTEN512
HLTAP501
1,2,3
1,3
1 5,6
5,6
1,2,3,6,7
3
6.7 Suctioning of oral cavity
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
1,3, 4
1,2,4 5,6
1,3
1,2,3,4,6
3,4
6.8 Tracheostomy care
HLTEN503
HLTEN504
HLTEN505
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
3, 4
1,2, 4 5,6,8
1,3
3
2, 3
PART 7 INTRAVENOUS CARE
7.1 Venipuncture
HLTEN505
1
7.2 Peripheral Intravenous therapy– assisting
with establishment
HLTEN504
HLTEN507
7.3 Peripheral Intravenous therapy
management
HLTEN 505
HLTEN 507
HLTEN512
HLTEN519
4
5
ea
1,2
5
3, 6
1,4
6.4 Pre-operative care
1,3
1,2,3,4,5
1,4,5
1,3,6
3
Essential Clinical Skills contents
Relevant HTP
Unit of
competency
HLTEN 519
Relevant elements for HTP unit
of competency
7.5 Intravenous medication administration –
adding medication
to a burette
HLTEN 519
1,2,3,4
7.6 Intravenous medication administration –
bolus
HLTEN 519
1,2,3,4
7.7 Blood transfusion management
HLTEN512
7
HLT 301
HLTEN505
1, 2, 4
1, 3
8.2 Gowning and gloving (open and closed)
HLTEN505
HLTEN506
HLTEN519
1
4, 6
3
8.3 Surgical scrub
HLTEN505
HLTEN506
HLTEN519
1
4, 6
3
8.4 Chest tubes and underwater seal drainage
management
HLTEN512
3
8.5 Care of the unconscious patient
HLTEN502
HLTEN503
HLTEN505
HLTEN504
HLTEN511
HLTEN512
1
1, 4
1, 3
5
2
1, 3
8.6 Palliative care and end-of-life care
HLTEN511
HLTEN512
HLTEN513
1,2,3,4,5
4
2, 3
HLTEN504
HLTEN510
HLTEN515
1, 6
2,3,4,5,6
6,7
7.4 Intravenous medication administration –
adding medication to PIVC fluid
container/bag
PART 8 SPECIFIC SKILLS
8.1 Isolation nursing
PART 9 MENTAL HEALTH CARE
9.1 Mental state assessment*
1,2,3,4
Essential Clinical Skills contents
Relevant HTP
Unit of
competency
HLTEN504
HLTEN510
Relevant elements for HTP unit
of competency
9.3 Management of a patient with
challenging behaviour (aggressive or violent)
HLTEN502
HLTEN510
HLTEN515
3
1,3,4,5,6
7
9.4 Assist with the management of a
patient in seclusion
HLTEN510
1,3,4,5,6
9.5 Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) –
patient care pre and post treatment
HLTEN510
1,4,5
9.2 Establishing a ‘therapeutic relationship’
in the mental health setting
1, 6
2,3,4,5,6
* The skill ‘Mental state assessment’ could be included as part of all patient assessment and admission
processes. However, the described skill is focused on the application of this skill in a mental health
setting and may include a higher level of patient assessment than is required for assessing the mental
state of patients in a general care setting.