WEEK 9 Flashcards
What are the most prevalent injury among health care workers and are primarily related to patient handling?
Musculoskeletal injuries
What is patient handling
the lifting, repositioning, and transferring of a client, patient or resident
What is a lift?
patient’s entire body weight is supported by someone or something other than the patient
What is a reposition?
shifting, adjusting or changing the patient’s position in bed, wheelchair, chair, or other supportive surface.
What is a transfer?
guiding and/or assisting the patient from one surface to another.
What are some examples of Legal requirements for employers
Keeping equipment in good condition.
Providing information, instruction and supervision.
Reporting of unsafe or defective devices, equipment or work surfaces.
What does the abbreviation HAI stand for?
HAI: Healthcare acquired infection
Infection that a patient contracts in a setting where healthcare is delivered (home care, facility, hospital)
Symptoms usually manifest 48 hours after admission.
Why are mdro-s of particular importance
MDROs are resistant to many commonly-used antibiotics.
Difficult to treat and pose a higher risk of severe illness for patients.
Spread is common and occurs mostly via health care contaminated hands, equipment and environment.
Often leads to outbreaks The most important measure among standard precautions is hand washing & PPE (personal protective equipment)
Difference between droplet and airborne diseases
Droplets are larger and released when you cough, sneeze, talk, or even breathe hard.
Airborne particles are tiny, can stay in the air for a long time, and travel longer distances.
True or False:
The therapist is responsible of obtaining consent for services and delivery of services by OTA PTA
True
Withdrawal of Consent
A patient:
A) Can withdraw consent at anytime
B) Can withdraw consent at the start of the session
C) Must wait until the end of the session to withdraw consent
D) Cannot withdraw their consent once they consented to the therapy services
A) Can withdraw consent at anytime
Mental Health Act
Governs the admission process and directives around mental health assesment and treatment
Defines the rights of people (patients) in psychiatric facilities.
Regulates the involuntary admission and treatment of people in a psychiatric hospital if they are not deemed capable.
Outlines the power of police officers and Justice of Peace to make orders for an individual, who meets certain criteria, to undergo psychiatric examination by a physician.
Ontario child, youth and family services act (2018)
to promote the best interests, protection and well being of children
Obligation to report promptly to the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) if there are reasonable grounds to believe or suspect that a child is or may be in need of protection (15 and younger)
Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act, (PHIPA)
Governs the profession with regard to rules for the collection use and disclosure of personal health information
