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What are personal values and beliefs?
What is a personal value? Values are stable long-lasting beliefs about what is important to a person. They become standards by which people order their lives and make their choices. A belief will develop into a value when the person’s commitment to it grows and they see it as being important.
What are the risks you need to consider when moving and handling a person?
Poor moving and handling practice can lead to:
- back pain and musculoskeletal disorders, which can lead to inability to work.
- moving and handling accidents – which can injure both the person being moved and the employee.
- discomfort and a lack of dignity for the person being moved.
What should be considered when moving and handling a patient?
Key elements include:
- recognition of the risks.
- commitment to introducing precautions to reduce that risk.
- a statement of clear roles and responsibilities.
- an explanation of what is expected from individual employees.
- arrangements for training and providing / maintaining equipment.
- arrangements for monitoring compliance.
How do values affect our lives?
Your values form the foundation of your life. They dictate the choices you make and determine the direction that your life takes. Your values will influence your decisions related to your relationships, career, and other activities you engage in.
How values and beliefs affect helping relationships?
By knowing our own values and beliefs it helps to realise that others have different values and beliefs, and to have a positive helping relationship. They have to respect everyone’s values and beliefs. However, no matter how hard we try our values and beliefs can have a negative effect as well on our relationships.
Why are beliefs and values important?
Our values inform our thoughts, words, and actions. Our values are important because they help us to grow and develop. They help us to create the future we want to experience. The decisions we make are a reflection of our values and beliefs, and they are always directed towards a specific purpose.
What are the risks of moving and handling people?
Similarly, poor health or physical and mental impairment may reduce a worker’s ability to work safely (health-related safety risks). The health and safety risks that arise from moving and handling people will be among the risks you will need to manage within your business or undertaking.
Why do some people prefer not to be moved?
Some people simply prefer not to be moved due to shyness but sometimes laziness or legitimate pain. However, patients must be turned one way or another due to the safety risks posed to skin integrity, formation of contractures which limit range of motion and mobility, and increase time spent in the hospital.
Why do we need legislation for moving and handling?
Legislation of moving and handling: The legislation is based on the idea that the prevention of accidents or injury depends on the understanding of the risk factors in a particular work situation. The more traditional approach of attempting to prevent back pain by instructing people in the basic principles of how to lift is not sufficient.
What are the principles of moving and positioning?
Principles of moving and positioning individuals: The principles of moving and handling has summarized as follows. From the first day in practice, we must not put ourselves at risk, never lift alone, find out where all the lifting aids are We have to assess the situation for moving the patient