Question

Gary Carlson is a nurse who works at an intermediate care facility. During the shift, he frequently needs to lift patients as he cares for or assists them during their activities of daily living. The facility has just implemented a new policy that all health care professionals must wear a back belt while lifting or moving patients. Gary attended the inservice on how to properly wear and use the back belt, but has several concerns. He has hypertension (high blood pressure) and fears that the back belt may elevate it further. He has also noticed that the increased perspiration from wearing the belt has caused an uncomfortable rash. He has decided to stop wearing the belt and hopes that his supervisor will not notice.

Answer 1

In the given case, there is a nurse named Gary Carlson, who works in an intermediate care facility. His job is to lift patients or assist them with their daily activities.

We have implemented a new requirement for health care professionals to wear a black belt when assisting with lifting or moving patients.

He attended the meeting on wearing the belt correctly but still had various concerns. His main concern was that he had high blood pressure and that wearing the belt would raise his blood pressure further.

He also developed a rash while wearing the belt due to the amount of sweating.

Because Gary was concerned about his health, he decided not to wear the belt, hoping that his supervisor would not notice that he was not wearing the belt.

His solution was inappropriate because he was a health care professional who was required to serve patients in the hospital as directed.

In addition to this, if he had any questions, he must consult with the hospital physician about treating the rash. He should then talk to his supervisor and come to a better conclusion about the problem as a result of the discussion. Thus by doing this his problem will also be solved and he will easily be able to do his job.

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