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Suggestions to promote restraint minisation
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IMMUNISATION FOR NURSES
Nurses are advised to take advantage of every opportunity provided to
enahance their safety in the workplace.
It is recommended that nurses accept these offers or contact their own
general practitioner to protect themselves from risk against any disease
that poses a potential threat, such as hepatitis or tuberculosis. It is also
recommended that any possibility of contamination by infectious body
fluids or material of any sort be reported promptly and the suggested
post-incident precautions be implemented as soon as possible (see
Chapter 25)
SUMMARY
Nurses have a professional responbility to ensure that they are aware
of policies and practices relating to safety and the prevention of harm
in the workplace.
Safety is a basic need of every individual throughout each stage of life.
It is the role of the nurses to asses each client for factors that may
increase their risk of harm and to asses any enviroment in which client
care occurs for potential hazards.
Employers have a responbility to ensure that nurses and all staff are
informed about every area of safety concern, including infection
prevention and control, fire prevention and management, the use of
correct bofy mechanics and no-lift techniques.
Nurses also have a role in health promotion and can achieve this by
educating clients about actions for personal protection, minimising
hazards in the home and keeping the environnment free from pollution.
Quality nursing care incorporates consideration of safety and
protection from harm in all anvironment and in all interactions with
clients or residents.
REVIEW EXERCISES
1) What are five factors that may compromise the abilities of clients
to protect themselves from health hazards in the home or in the
health care environment?
2) State six nursing interventions that will reduce the risk of a client
with impaired mobility from falling in the acure care hospital
environment.