Here are some of the potential hazards that may cause harm to individuals: 1. Hazards in the physical environment: Your physical environment is everything around you and can have a great impact on the welfare of staff and patients. * Poor ventilation can increase the spread of diseases, such as cold and flu, which are airborne. However caution is needed to make sure that this doesn’t mean people are left in a draught as it is more difficult for more vulnerable patients, such as babies and older people, to maintain their body heat. Ventilation is also important to reduce fumes and smoke in the air so that a person’s health is not at risk.
Potential hazard Possible har As hospitals are very busy places at times it is important to keep the floors clean, this can cause many different problem if not clean for all the people visiting the area. The possible harms that can arise are many of this are many. A dirty floor can make illnesses spread and delay the healing process. Apart from this if something has spilt or the patient had an accident the floor would be sticky this can be problematic when a patient need to be moved quickly to emergency as the floor world cause resistance. As hospitals are cleaned this can cause a hazard in it self if the proper action are not taken for example not having signs on the wet floor, or using the wrong product to clean with.
How to implement Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care The risks and hazards of being in a hospital setting. What the risk is: Potential Harms and Hazards: Medication If the wrong dose of medication was given to a patient then it could result in many things such as, the patient could be allergic to the medication given which could then result in more illness. Also If the patient had been given a certain drug then they could become addicted to it. Medication is a health and safety hazard. The medication throughout the hospital should be kept safely locked away and always checked to see if the patients have been given the right amount.
Equipment refers to all the types of equipment that are used in residential care home, which can harm the care workers and the service users. For example, sharp equipment such as knives that are left on the tables or lying down on the floor can be a hazard, because for example, if you leave sharp equipment such as knifes left on the table can be dangerous because you can cut yourself if the service user is mentally un stable then he or she may not be able to understand that this sharp knife is a hazard. In order for this to be fixed, they must ensure that they stock away all the equipment in order to avoid all hazards that may arise in a residential care home. Security systems One of the hazard categories is security system which is used in a residential care home to protect the service user and the care worker. This might include the bars that are used on the doors and windows to protect the thieves.
(R. 3-5). The evidence of physical damages, in turn, leads to emotional distress damages in Alabama. Third, “gross negligence” in medical malpractice allows for damages for emotional distress if the defendant has reasonable foreseeability that damage might occur from his negligence. Dane should have known that his gross negligence in leaving the used syringes on the floor had a high probability of causing physical damage to a patient. Thus, he had a duty to conduct a more thorough search for all syringes left on the exam room floor.
Also mentioned, is the increased risk of localized hypothermia and risk for infection as wet gauze to the wound can cause vasoconstriction and in theory, also decrease leukocyte mobility and efficiency of phagocytes. Gauze fibers may also be retained in the wound bed further increasing risk of infection. Lastly, the author suggests that the use of wet to dry dressings are not cost effective since they are labor intensive, require secondary dressings to contain exudate, and usually require nursing care within the community. The article closes by saying that further research is needed to fully understand the impact that dressing selection has in wound healing but suggests that practitioners should question the continued use of wet to dry dressings. Currently, Greenville Hospital System’s policy for healing of wounds by second intention is best met with the use of wet to dry dressings.
I am also going to discuss some of the research that is in opposition to bed sharing. Bed sharing is a controversial subject that has a very clear support and oppositional views; however, all views are in support of providing an infant with safety, security and emotional well-being. Many researchers on the opposing side have recently discussed bed sharing as a large risk factor for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (Hoffman & Sperhake, 2014). Independency is another factor that is often criticized by researchers; many researchers believe that bed sharing will decrease a child’s independency and autonomy later in life (Keller & Goldberg, 2004). Another common concern that researchers have with bed sharing is that children will grow to develop abnormal psychological dependency and will have and impact on temperament and sleep problems later in life (Hayes, Parker, Sallinen & Davare, 2001).
It is known that people who are kept artificially living undergo risks and discomfort. These patients, along with their family and their hospital, suffer the consequences of supporting artificial life. The continuing practice of keeping comatose individuals on life support should be eradicated because of the agony that is faced by the patients, families, and hospitals. Life support is a set of therapies for preserving a patient’s life when that patient’s necessary body systems are not properly functioning to maintain life unaided (Gunsch). Life support may begin with basic CPR.
During my observation in placement I found it to be more applicable to older adult complaining to the nurses how constipated the feel. Therefore this project will be based on constipation among older adult with mental health. I will be discussing and analysing in line to clinical practise, followed by reflection and conclusion. I took it upon my interest to know how constipation affect older adult with mental health in line with the following; causes, medication, activities and nutrition. John (2003) reflection is a window through which I can view and focus self within the context of experience in ways that enable to comfort,understand and resolving the contradictions within practice of what is desirable and actual practise.
Filing taxes is stressful enough under normal circumstances. When you're a member of the armed forces, your tax situation can be even more difficult, especially if you're serving overseas or in a combat zone. Citizens must go through a long enlistment process that could take a whole day if he or she has all their paper work in; things like ID, social security card, parents’ marriage licenses etc. Once he or she is enlisted and sworn in that person is now considered a poolee awaiting the day he or must take leave to boot camp for the transformation. ‘The infantry trains to prepare for combat and there is nothing typical about combat,” says the 39-year-old Rochester, N.Y., native (Spotlighting marines 8).