moving and handling of people is a regular task in health and social care‚ which if not done safely‚ can cause serious injury to service users and staff. There is such thing as a manual handling policy. The Manual Handling Regulations 1992 and 2002 aim to lessen the chances of injury occurring. As with other health and safety issues‚ the most effective method of prevention is to eliminate the hazard‚ in this case to remove the need to carry out hazardous manual handling. To help prevent manual handling
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healthy and safe work environment (Grinspun‚ 2008‚ p. 32). This can be achieved by facilities through proper equipment and training readily available to staff (Grinspun‚ 2008‚ p. 31). An intervention program aimed at the proper technique for safe handling practice showed decreased lower back injury among nurses (Grinspun‚ 2008‚ p. 40). Research furthered my understanding of proper body mechanics while assisting patients. In addition to the beneficial result of proper body mechanics. Moreover‚ these
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An event occurred that did not exemplify best practice as a nursing student‚ and soon to be registered nurse was when I was administering medication last week on a respiratory floor. I had given my patient the medication‚ and realized there was no water at the bedside. I quickly went to get my patient water for her to swallow the capsules more easily from the bathroom. When I arrived back‚ she stated that she had already taken them. I had informed my preceptor and she advised me to look on her bed
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Skills My belief is every child should have the opportunity to achieve their potential so I am passionate about making sure this objective is potentially a reality. Consequential of spending years amongst children as a mum and aunt‚ one of my greatest attributes is the ability to adapt my practice to suit the various stages of human development. This was evident within my placements where I had no problem engaging with‚ and forming and maintaining appropriate relationships with families and children
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CONCLUSION 14 APENDIX 1 15 REFERENCES 16 OCCUPATIONAL BACK INJURIES DURING MANUAL HANDLING OF MATERIAL INTRODUCTION Almost one third of all disabling injuries at work‚ temporary or permanent are related to manual handling of objects. Many of these incidents are avoidable and are the consequence of inadequate or simplistic bio-mechanical task analysis. Injuries associated with manual materials handling have grown substantially and are currently estimated to exceed several billion dollars
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I work in a Jewish care home on EMI dementia nursing unit for the elderly. My clients suffer from dementia. They are in different stages of that illness‚ from mild to severe. Some of them are in end of live care. My clients come from different backgrounds then me and where raised in a very different way to how I was raised. It is important that I will remember this and respect their beliefs‚ as we all have personal beliefs and preferences based on our background and upbringing. I have been brought
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On Friday‚ April 7th‚ 2017 at approximately 1015 hours I was doing my daily safety and security checks in D Pod. I was doing my safety security checks‚ I noticed that inmate BLANK was quietly sitting on her bunk bed with head down. I noticed that the inmate BLANK was not her usual self; it’s a sign of depression. During my safety and security checks in D Pod‚ I noticed the inmate BLANK was acting and behaving differently than usual. Not only she was sitting in her bunk bed with head down‚ her cell
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On January 15‚ 2016 I was involved in a major car accident when a driver ran a traffic light and collided into my vehicle. After the accident I suffered from neck and back pain due to severe whiplash‚ as well a bone bruise on my right elbow and left knee. At this time I failed to let anyone in the training unit know of the accident because I believed that I had enough time to heal from my injuries and would be able to complete my hours. A few weeks after the accident I noticed that I was not getting
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On Friday Oct/16/‚ at 6:30 pm I received a phone call from Maria Julaj (Kelly’s client). Maria J‚ said that her friend that she referred to the program is not happy with the services. Her friend is Viviana Cox and Claudia is a FSW. I replied to Maria J‚ that I will call her friend and talk to her. On Sunday Oct 18 @ 11:00 am I made a phone call to Viviana. Viviana stated that on Friday Claudia did a home visit for only 5 minutes. Viviana asked Claudia for assistance calling the insurance because
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Look back: On my second week of clinical at Credit Valley Hospital‚ I experienced an event that I will not forget. One of my nurses patient was being vicious‚ acting inappropriately and violent towards the nurses there‚ causing an uncomfortable environment and putting his safety and other safety on the line. I have always heard of patient abuse‚ patient neglect‚ patients being sexually abuse‚ etc.… but I have hardly ever heard about staff mistreatment from patients‚ patient’s family members‚ and
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