Public-protection standard statement 1: Protecting your patients from harm and abuse Knowledge and Skills Framework core dimension Performance criteria (adapted from the Skills for Health database1) Recognising signs of risk 1. Look for factors that may lead to patients, staff and others, including yourself, being in danger of harm and abuse. 2. Look for signs that patients, staff and others, including yourself, may be in danger of harm or abuse or have been harmed or abused. This would include recognising and dealing with early signs of violent or aggressive behaviour. Health, safety and security 3. Find out what your employer says you should do if you suspect that someone is in danger or has been harmed or abused. 4. Make sure you …show more content…
13. Work with patients in a way that respects their dignity, privacy and rights. 14. Make sure you are honest with patients about your responsibility to pass on information about potential and actual danger, harm and abuse. 15. Take appropriate action when you see behaviour, actions and situations that might lead to danger, harm and abuse to people (including any children and young people) in your workplace. 2 16. Object to and raise concerns with appropriate people and organisations about practice or policies which may lead to danger, harm and abuse. 17. Work sensitively with patients and family carers, telling them who to report incidents of danger, harm and abuse to and how to report it. 18. Make sure patients and their carers know that you will listen to their reports and deal with them seriously. 19. Take immediate action if patients have been harmed or abused or are at risk of this. Protecting and recording evidence of harm and abuse 20. Report sources and signs of danger, harm and abuse to the appropriate person. • • • Avoid actions and statements that could affect how evidence can be used in future investigations and court proceedings. Keep to confidentiality agreements. Keep to your organisation’s policies. 21. Report any unusual or major changes in your patient’s health, cleanliness, physical care, actions and behaviour. 22. Use all available information to
6.How would you provide information and resources to other workers that promotes trauma informed principles and practices in the workplace?
b) Evaluate measures which may be used to inform patients of their rights and responsibilities and recommend areas for improvement within your organisation……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Kate presents as concerned for the wellbeing of those she treats evidenced by establishing appropriate intervention plans and demonstrates improvement from midterm evaluation for monitoring and anticipating potential hazardous situations that may occur taking steps to correct hazards preventing injury to pts, self and co-workers. Kate is observed collaborating with clients and/or caretakers to promote client centered intervention and adhere to HIPAA policies and procedures to safeguard pt. personal information.
Understand own responsibilities, and responsibilities of others, relting to health and safety in the work setting.
Remaining calm, ensuring safety of all involved, assessing situation, providing assistance/ administering first aid as required and within limits of training, requesting professional support as required and informing them of situation,
3. Explain how risk assessment can help address dilemmas between rights and health and safety concerns
As health care workers we are under a legal obligation to protect an individual from any kind of abuse, whether it is physical, financial, emotional, sexual or psychological .Legislation, policies and procedures exist to promote a safer working environment and reduce the potential for risks occurring. They are tailored for the needs of each setting, known and understood by employers and employees and reviewed on a regular basis.
The recompense of being able to examine patients, order and interpret diagnostics, diagnose and treat illnesses, prescribe medications, and perform surgeries is exciting, nevertheless, it will be extremely difficult to see neglect or abuse situations in either
It is important that we work in a safe and careful way, following the care plan
* Must ensure people are informed about how and why information is shared by those who will be providing their care.
If care provided to a patient is not safe, than the intervention is ineffective and therefore not helping to improve that patient’s quality of life. To help provide a safe environment, observation and communication are extremely important. Inform the patient and family of any interventions before proceeding with them to insure the patient
Within my role I have to compile risk assessments that recognise the choice and independence of residents, whilst ensuring the safety of residents and staff members. The risk assessment may be regarding social activities that may involve equipment or actions, which could cause harm or injury.
M1) Describe how health and safety legislation, policies and procedures promote of individuals in a health or social care setting
Jones & Smith (2014) observe that nurses are the first line of health care professionals to recognize situations which are not in the best interest of patients and they can report these situations for changing them. The American Nursing Associations Code encourage nurses to be advocators for patients by reporting cases of patient abuse, including known or suspected cases of emotional, physical or sexual abuse (Marquis & Huston, 2009). Nursing advocacy plays a key role in providing safety of patients during their engagement with health care system; especially when the patient is too ill to serve his own advocate or when the patient is not fully aware or alert. Each encounter that the nurse has with his patient presents an opportunity for the