...Instructor 606-836-0202 sj.johnson@moreheadstate.edu Mentor’s Job Title Mentor’s Phone E-mail Maryland, Tennessee, and Washington, USA Students Students cannot complete ground-based clinical hours within the states of Maryland, Tennessee, or Washington, USA. Residents of these states must contact their instructor for further direction. |Practicum Goal: | |To analyze, develop, implement, and evaluate an educational learning curriculum for staff that increases their knowledge and addresses the current evidence based practice standards of safe mixing,| |and administration of chemotherapy in the outpatient setting....
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...Working safely with trees recommended practices for the amenity tree industry WORKING SAFELY WITH TREES Foreword The amenity tree industry presents a challenging and changeable work environment associated with a high rate of injuries and several fatalities – the majority involving unexpected falling trees and branches. Tree-related fatalities were examined in depth as part of the Work Related Fatalities Program – a joint venture involving the Victorian WorkCover Authority, the State Coroner’s Office and VIOSH Australia (University of Ballarat). The Tree Felling Safety Group (TFSG) was formed as a result of this work to promote health and safety in forestry, arboriculture and urban tree industries. The TFSG includes representatives from industry, local government, unions and WorkSafe Victoria – the operational name for the health and safety arm of the Victorian WorkCover Authority. The Group is keen to see potential solutions implemented to help to prevent death and serious injury involving tree workers. The development of this guidance material was a TFSG initiative. The result is a practical and user-friendly guide produced by industry representatives that aims to improve workers’ awareness and understanding of common hazards, risks and safety requirements, while assisting employers to meet their legal obligations. I urge everyone working in the amenity tree industry to use this booklet as a constant reference point, particularly supervisors and team...
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...whether or not identified actions are within the domain of nursing practice? One’s scope of practice is ever evolving as experience is gained working in an area of expertise. The American Nurses Associate gives a simple description when thinking about determining scope of practice it is the “who," "what," "where," "when," "why," and "how" of nursing practice. Consideration must be given to the guidelines of the Nurse Practice Act, rules/regulations/guidelines of the state in which the nurse is working, the policy and procedures of the facility in which the nurse is working, community standards of professional organizations, the nurses own educational preparation and clinical experience. Texas Board of Nursing has an algorithm to assist nurses in making a determination of an activity falls in the general scope of practice called the Six-Step Decision-Making Model for Determining Nursing Scope of Practice (TBON, 2010). Six-Step Decision-Making Model for Determining Nursing Scope of Practice 1. Is the activity consistent with the Nursing Practice Act (NPA), Board Rules, and Board Position Statements and/or Guidelines? Yes → Continue No → STOP 2. Is the activity appropriately authorized by valid order/protocol and in accordance with established policies and procedures? Yes → Continue No → STOP 3. Is the act supported by either research reported in nursing and health-related literature or in scope of practice statements by national nursing organizations? Yes → Continue...
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...How safe is safe August 1, 2012 19:37 How Safe is Safe Identifiable Moral values of PPI PPI has a group of identifiable moral values. This is because above sourcing its external auditing, it has enormous consideration the heath of its workforce. This is pointed out in its conducive working conditions and its interior design. More so PPI has no injury records since its establishment thus proving its safety. With top priority on employees’ cleanliness, efficiency and order it shows that health of employees is well taken care of making it safe working condition thus promoting high degree of working ethics (Northouse, 2012). Ethical Perspective describing PPI’s safety Approach PPI safety ethical approach is Utilitarianism since the firm utilizes the rule of end justified by the means. The firm knows the illegality of having external auditors, even though it stresses on consistency of having improved working environment. It views its past deeds the firms have been leveraging for the benefit of both the firm and its employees. External auditing is risk but PPI practice it to keep the firm running thus making it safe for investments. This approach employed states that greatest benefit should be made to individuals if a behavior should be adopted (Northouse, 2012). Ethical conflict amongst PPI and its Attorneys Due to varied interest PPI ethics are in conflict. The major interest of attorneys is to win PPI a case, while Interests of PPI are that the firm safety of working conditions...
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...Dignity and Respect. Dignity and respect is something everyone has a right to. I have chosen this subject because it is an important part of nursing in that to be able to fulfil the role of a nurse is firstly to respect the person you are caring for. Dignity is a feeling of being valued, respected, having self-worth, supported and being able to show empathy and compassion for the people nurses look after. So for me it’s important to outline the principles in dignity and respect when looking after people who are vulnerable. Firstly we will look at ethics in nursing regarding dignity and respect, treating a person as an individual when in hospital can be an important part of any patients healing process, and to make sure these patients are the first concern. Enabling people to maintain the maximum level of control in independence, choice and control can have a huge impact and provide patients with dignified care. Nurses play an important part in helping with such simple tasks, when a person is unable to maintain their own hygiene needs; this is a basic nursing care duty. This will help the patient regain independence and have control over an essential part of everyday life, when carrying out such duties we able to uphold the dignity of patients at their time of need. All nursing models such as Roper et al. (2000) make reference to meeting the patient’s hygiene needs. Assisting people to maintain confidence and self-esteem and acting to alleviate patients feelings of loneliness...
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...An Introduction From David Collier ECB Chief Executive The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) produced the original version of “Safe Hands” in the autumn of 2003. That document was prefaced by the ECB giving its firm and enthusiastic commitment to ensuring cricket provides a safe, friendly and enjoyable experience for children. As the ECB’s Chief Executive I give a continuing commitment to that pledge. “Safe Hands” is reviewed and updated annually. Adopting and implementing “Safe Hands” remains a requirement of affiliation to the ECB, and the “Safe Hands” Safeguarding Programme continues to provide a core theme of the ECB club accreditation programme, ECB Clubmark. As the National Governing Body for cricket we take our responsibility for the well-being of the game extremely seriously. We want the millions of people throughout England and Wales who enjoy our national summer sport, across all ages and from a hugely diverse range of backgrounds, to have a positive experience, whatever their involvement. We also want to play our part in helping children achieve the best possible outcomes and we are confident of the important role sport can play in helping children be safe, healthy and involved in their communities. This Safeguarding Policy provides our sport with tools to ensure the whole game takes up the challenge of continuously improving the participation conditions for children. By participation, we mean not just playing the game, but being involved in their...
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...How Safe is Safe Case Study 1. As a company, would you describe PPI as having an identifiable philosophy of moral values? How do its policies contribute to this philosophy? In some ways PPI’s moral values can be considered distinguished. The reason I say this is because as we know, all for profit organizations are obviously out to make money and many will cut corners or sacrifice their future for quick gains. PPI could have very well kept their facility up to code just enough to comply with the law, but instead they are going above and beyond their own narrow self interest to insure the safety of their facility and provide a great working environment for their employees. This organization has obviously instilled some good moral values, by making decisions that not only benefit their own bottom line, but the people that work for them. 2. Which ethical perspective best describes PPI’s approach to safety issues? Would you say PPI takes a utilitarian-duty, or virtue-based approach? I believe PPI’s ethical perspective to safety can closely relate to a virtue-based approach. The company recognizes that it has a moral obligation to provide a safe working environment for its employees, and proper measures have been set forth and are being followed regularly, by having auditors inspect the plant to continuously improve on safety. The company continues to practice in good faith to improve its facility, thereby creating a comfortable, safe, efficient and orderly place to work...
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...safe handover : safe patients guidance on clinical handover for clinicians and managers diSclaimer This publication has been produced as a service to ama members. although every care has been taken to ensure its accuracy, this publication can in no way be regarded as a substitute for professional legal or financial advice and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. The ama does not warrant the accuracy or currency of any information in this publication. The australian medical association limited disclaims liability for all loss, damage, or injury, financial or otherwise, suffered by any persons acting upon or relying on this publication or the information contained in it, whether resulting from its negligence or from the negligence of employees, agents or advisers or from any cause whatsoever. cOPyriGhT This publication is the copyright of the australian medical association limited. Other than for bona fide study or research purposes, reproduction of the whole or part of it is not permitted under the copyright act 1968, without the written permission of the australian medical association limited. safe handover : safe patients guidance on clinical handover for clinicians and managers PREPARED BY THE AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED ABN: 37 008 426 793 2006 Adapted from the British Medical Association’s resource ‘Safe Handover: Safe Patients.’ Dr Mukesh Haikerwal President, Australian Medical Association Dr Geoff Dobb Chair, AMA Coordinating...
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...Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role:- Duty of care includes * Keeping the individual safe * Keeping the individual free from harm * To give the individual choice Duty of care is a key concept in working in social care. It is a legal term for safeguarding one self and others. Duty of care - means a requirement to exercise a reasonable degree of attention and caution to avoid negligence which could lead to harm to others. Health and social care settings have a 'duty of care' toward the people they look after. Which means that we must do everything in our care as safe as possible, as working in a care setting has a significant duty of care. Duty of care is also to other workers, doctors, nurses, caterers, cleaners. Duty of care is to each individual and to any other workers I come in contact with in the community....
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...Unit 2.5, 3.1 & 3.2 Explain barriers to partnership working and how to overcome these. Barriers to partnership working can be many. The lack of trust of professionals by parents can be a factor. Also, incorrectly trained staff can pose many problems, including inconsistency between staff members. Another factor is incomplete or incorrect information being supplied. Ways in which to overcome these barriers are listed below: * Honest and open communication * Accept the challenges each other faces * Acknowledge each other’s expertise * Provide accessible information (jargon free etc.) * Consider the family’s other commitments when arranging meetings and adjust the time, date and venue accordingly * Respect individual family differences (e.g. culture) * Include family carers/relatives in training * Keep communication channels open, even if you disagree By improving partnership working you can achieve greater equality, mutual respect and better satisfaction. It will also be a more efficient use of everybody’s time. You can create a positive, empowering and supportive relationship with everyone working together towards the same goals. Most importantly you can achieve better outcomes for the child. Unit 2.5, 3.4 Explain the potential tension between maintaining confidentiality and the need to disclose information: - When Poor practice is identified With regards to poor practice, it is imperative that you disclose information to your...
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...HNHS 103 Health and Safety in the Health and Social Care Workplace | Task 1.3 In this essay I will be reviewing systems, policies and procedure that the new directors need to implement to ensure that health and safety information is properly communicated in health and social care setting according to the legislative requirements. I will also be assessing the responsibilities for managing the health and safety of individuals. Health and safety communication is essential when working in health and social care as a health care provider because it is your job to make your service users feel safe and comfortable, when working in a health and social care environment it is the employers job to make sure all the employees are well trained, most health care settings provide a training course at the beginning of the employment. Health as safety is often communicated through signs and posters; there are many different types of health and safety signs that can be located on doors and walls all over the building. A main example of health and safety signs is an ‘Exit’ or an ‘Emergency Exit’ sign that is usually located above a door; this sign shows us where we can exit from in case of an emergency of fire, another word for this door is a ‘Fire Escape’. Having an emergency exit sign is very important because if there happens to ever be a fire or another form of emergency it will make it quick and easy for individuals to find the quickest exit and leave safely. In a health and social...
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...1. Know the legislative and policy framework for health and safety 2. 1.1 Describe how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in the setting 3. In my setting the head teacher is responsible for health and safety legislation, these are set by the law and she has to ensure that the school meets the objectives. She needs to make sure that the school polices are applied and regular updated and revised. It is important that all the health and safety guidance issued by the learning trust is available to all the staff and that training is offered to help the staff preform these tasks. The teachers are also responsible to spot any hazards on a day-to-day basic, to make sure that the children are safe, if the teacher notice any potential danger then it is their responsibility to inform the head teacher. If any child has an accident then the teacher has to make sure that the details of the accident is in the accident record and to make sure that it is investigated. The care taker make regular inspections of the school grounds and the building, he also has to make sure that all the emergency exits are clear and nothing blocks the doors. He also hast to ensure that all the fire alarms are tested on a regular basic. 4. 1.2 Describe how health and safety is monitored and maintained in the setting The school governing body has a named governor responsible for health and safety and also the governing body in consultation with professional advisors...
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...accountability through support of students in practice * demonstrate breadth of understanding of assessment strategies and ability to contribute to the total assessment process as part of the teaching team * provide constructive feedback to students and assist them in identifying future learning needs and actions. Manage failing students so that they may enhance their performance and capabilities for safe and effective practice or be able to understand their failure and the implications of this for their future * be accountable for confirming that students have met or not met the NMC competencies in practice and as a sign off mentor confirm that students have met or not met the NMC standards of proficiency and are capable of safe and effective practice | Suggested Examples of Evidence * Reflective accounts * Anonymous example of student learning contract * Anonymous records of dealing with challenging circumstances and non-achieving students * Anonymous records of feedback given to students * Examples of how to use the student assessment criteria and map to learning outcomes and students individual learning objectives * Examples of evidence used to determine student achievement of competencies and proficiency * Evidence of collaborative working with partners in education * Attendance at mentor forums | Section 3 – Triennial Review – NMC Mentor Outcome NMC Mentor Standard : Establishing effective working relationshipsDemonstrate effective relationship...
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...Call the emergency services if needed, then fill in documentation to record what happened. My manager will investigate to see if any further action needs to be taken. 4 - Be able to reduce the spread of infection 4.1 - Explain own role in supporting others to follow practices that reduce the spread of infection Infection control prevention is everyone’s responsibility my role is – • To keep myself and others safe • Reporting and recording potential hazards and risks • Attending training • Following the workplace policies and procedures • Wearing PPE My manger’s responsibility are- • Writing risk assessment • Providing policies and procedures • Providing us with necessary equipment • Providing training • Investigate reports of unsafe practices Supporting others to follow practices to reduce the spread of infection • To infection we should- • Follow workplace policies and procedures • Model best practice • Training or shadowing • Offering advice and guidance • Challenging unsafe or unsanitary...
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...https://www.interiorhealth.ca/AboutUs/BusinessCentre/Construction/Documents/Staff%20Safety%20Guidelines%20for%20Healthcare%20Facility%20Design%20Projects.pdf designed to produce an environment of care that is safe and secure for all occupants (patients, staff, and visitors). The planning and design of the facility shall include provisions for achieving the following objectives related to the safety and security of patients, staff, and visitors: * All current provincial and national ergonomic, violence prevention and occupational safety regulatory standards are followed * The built environment promotes wellness to all those within it including staff * The built environment does not contribute to physical, psychological and emotional risks to patients, visitors or staff. * The built environment provides security from criminal activity such as personal assault or theft of property Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Introduction 4 Literature Review 5 Methodology 6 \ 7 Findings and Discussion 8 Definition of Problem 9 Analysis of Causes 9 Under Staffed 9 Patients 10 Develop, Evaluate and Select Alternative (s) 11 ALT 1: To hire more Health Care Workers ( volunteers, care aids, LPN’s, RN’s) 11 Quantitative – 11 ALT 2: Equip working areas (patient handling) with proper lifts and supplies to create an easier job for RN’s 11 ALT 3: Evaluate all staff and categorize RN’s in areas of patient handling that match their needs. 11 AlT...
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