Assignment Detail:- Assessment Part:
Demonstrate basic life support techniques for an 8-year-old male child- You must demonstrate:• Appropriate use of call bells• Use of appropriate emergency codes for this scenario• Use of bag and mask for ventilation• Appropriate CPR techniques on a child manikin• Use of an AED
You should demonstrate the procedure on a manikin in the simulated nursing environment-
Your assessor will guide you with prompting questions and additional events, e-g- "the child is not breathing, what will you do now????"
The assessor will divide candidates into groups of three and allocate three nursing roles - Nurse 1, Nurse 2 and Nurse 3- This assessment will be done as a group task-
Role of Nurse 1 - Assess the situation, seek help and continually provide CPR until colleagues arrive-
Role of Nurse 2 - Enter the scene when the assessor instructs you to- Nurse 2 will be taking over maintenance of the airway of the child and providing rescue breaths via bag and mask with oxygen- When Nurse 1 is tired or has completed two -2- minutes of CPR, provide CPR to the child and let Nurse 1 take over the airway-Demonstrate the management of the child according to the Australian Resuscitation Council's guidelines-
Role of Nurse 3 - Initiate Code Blue by dialling 5555 from the ward phone and state "This is staff member xxxxxx with a Code Blue emergency for ward 3A - 3 Alpha - the children's ward"- Repeat the message- Take the resuscitation trolley including AED and pads to the child- Attach AED pads correctly without disturbing the nurse providing CPR and demonstrate the correct use of AED as per the Australian Resuscitation Guideline-
Your assessor will guide you with prompting questions and additional events, e-g- "the child is not breathing, what will you do now????"
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