Domain - Cervical Screening

Perform cervical screening and cervical smear taking
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 29556.

1098 Unit Standard 7 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare women for cervical screening and participation in the National Screening Programme (NCSP); take cervical smears; and interpret cervical smear results, initiate follow-up action, and complete documentation.

Standard-setting body:

NZQA National Qualifications Services

Conduct cervical screening

 

Version 4 This unit standard replaced unit standard 1098.

29556 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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A person credited with this standard can demonstrate knowledge of the: . National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) . relevance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and hauora Maori models to the cervical screening of Maori in Aotearoa New Zealand, and . barriers to cervical screening and strategies for improving participation and equitable outcomes. A person credited with this standard can . provide instruction to a cervical screening participant about how to take an HPV self-test . invite participants for cervical screening and participation in the NCSP . assess the cervix and obtain a cervical screening sample . interpret cervical screening test results, provide information about results, initiate follow-up action, and complete documentation, and . evaluate own cervical screening practice.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 7

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council