S3.2 - providing health care or medical treatments
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S3.2.0 - providing health care or medical treatments
Treating injuries and health conditions through the provision of health care and medical treatments to people.
Excludes:
– Veterinary care
– Diagnosing health conditions
S3.2.1 - providing medical, dental and nursing care
Description
Treating injuries and health conditions among humans, through administering medication and providing other medical treatments and nursing care.
Excludes:
– Veterinary care
– Performing surgery
– Physiotherapy
– Occupational therapy
– Psychotherapy
Examples:
– Provide professional care in nursing
– Administer prescribed medication
– Carry out wound care
– Manage acute pain
– Rehabilitate worn dentition
S3.2.2 - performing surgical procedures
Treating injuries and health conditions through provision of various types of surgical intervention.
Excludes:
– Veterinary surgery
Examples:
– Dental surgery
– Administer anaesthetics
– Perform paediatric surgery
S3.2.3 - providing physical therapies
Description
Treating injuries and health conditions through physiotherapy, massage, chiropractic and other physical therapies.
Excludes:
– Veterinary care
– Non-therapeutic massage
Examples:
– Apply clinical physiotherapy skills
– Administer hydrotherapy
– Give shiatsu massages
S3.2.4 - providing psychological and occupational therapies
Treating human health conditions through provision psychological and occupational, music or related therapies.
Examples:
– Apply psychoanalysis
– Use psychotherapeutic interventions
– Remediate healthcare user’s occupational performance
– Apply music therapy treatment methods
S3.2.5 - prescribing and ordering medical tests, treatments or devices
Description
Ordering medical tests such as blood tests or medical imaging, planning courses of treatment and prescribing medication, or medical and prosthetic devices.
Excludes:
– Veterinary care
Examples:
– Prescribe medication
– Prescribe psychotherapeutic treatment
S3.2.6 - fitting assistive devices
Fitting assistive devices such as prostheses or orthotics to patients or clients.
Excludes:
– Veterinary care
Examples:
– Tailor orthopaedic footwear
