Question

Follow safe work practices for direct client care Student Assessment Workbook 7. Explain why is it important to recognise control measures for manual handling risk, including eliminating manual handling wherever possible? 8. Explain why is it important to follow established manual handling procedures and work instructions for minimising manual handling activity/ risk? 9. If you are understaffed and is going through stress and fatigue, how would you manage? Whom do you report to at the workplace?

Answer 1

7. In a patient care setting it is very important to recognise and control manual handling procedures. beacuase there are opputunistic infections and improved techniques developed in the hospitals. A close contact with the patient with an infectious disease had a chance to lead to a difficult situation. manual handling is sometimes avoided whe there is a electronic gadgets around. doing manual calculations in the dose for pediatrics is a time taking process it can be easily done with a electronic gadget. avoid manual hadling with improper patients. the risks like opputunistic infections, spread of infectious diseases, contagious diseases, blood transmitted through syringe can cause difficulties. handling psychiatric patients may cause severe problems.

8. yes, there is need to follow the manual handling procedures and work instructions every time. Nursing is professional course. we are directly dealing with alife of a patient. our time and care can increase the qaulity of a patient. the every thing done in the professional course will follow a detailed protocol. deviations from that protocol or the working instructions can cause major problems to not only with person working but to the entire unit. suppose if a patient is prescribed with ceftriaxone tablet orally because the iv . injection will cause rashes to him and he had pain at the site of injection. if the nurse do not know any thing about it and if she injected him iv instead of giving him orally if will create a hectic situation. so, it is important to follow the working instructions all the time. manual attachment with the patient is very serious situation right now. so, wear proper equipment atleast like gloves, nose mask, and head cap before seeing or contacting the patient. following the protocol procedures will avoid the infections and major difficulties.