Question

subject-Follow safe work practices for direct client care

1. List few behaviours of concern and strategies to minimise the risk as per organisational procedures?
2. Give an example where there may be sources of risk to your personal safety when providing direct care services within care setting?
3. Give two (2) examples of where would you find information about the threats of risk and people related factors?

Answer 1

A) The behavior of concern & strategies to minimize the risk are as:

• Use of personal protective equipment.
• Hygienic procedures to control infection.
• Reporting incidents.
• Safely perform manual handling of equipments.

B) Following may be the risks for safety during patient direct care:

• During supporting, lifting & moving of patient. :

During lifting & moving patients injuries often come while shifting patient from chair to bed or vice versa, often musculoskeletal deformities may occur.

• During moving & manual handling of equipments.
• Stress related to the work.
• Bullying & harrasment.

C) Following are the examples of where we can find the threats of risk:

• Long work hours & Shift work :- The safety of the nurse is influenced by the characteristics of the shift that are ; time of shift, day off pattern, length of the shift, & rest breaks.
• Infection control policy / Bio-medical waste management policy :- The hospital should have the adequate and appropriate infection control policies. There should be proper availability of personal protective equipments & Barrier nursing should be followed.