HLTWHS002 CASE STUDIES

CASE STUDY 1 – INFECTIOUS PATIENT

Question 1

The full form of MRSA mode of transmission is methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus it is bacteria that is infected to the infected people who are in contact with the contaminated wound (Ebell, et al., 2016).

Question 2

The person who is infected with the MRSA infection shall first cover the infected area with the bandage. The procedure as follows-

1. Wash hands properly
2. Cover the wound properly
3. Cover the infected dressing
4. Seek advice before caring for MRSA-positive patients (Ebell, et al., 2016).

Question 3

Yes, the standard precautions shall always be used and needed along with the additional precautions.

Question 4

When the Frances visiting, they wash their hands regularly before and after the visiting situations.

Question 5

The PPE includes a gown and gloves before entering the room to handle the patient with MRSA 9.

Question 6

The PPE shall be removed after the meeting shall be over with the infected person.

Question 7

Frances and her visitors wash their hands often and regularly to maintain hygiene.

Question 8

1. Do cleaning their room regularly
2. Regularly remove the dust and its particles
3. Use disinfectant to clean the surface area

Question 9

In this situation at the workplace, all the employees shall need to be mentioned about the problem that they need to take precautions regarding the infection and with the infected person (Bos, et al., 2016).

Question 10

If the person having a low immune system and the person is unable to handle the body and its body hygiene then he will be at risk of infection.

Question 11

1. Maintain the cleanliness
2. Then wash the hands properly
3. Do not share the personal items
4. Clean and disinfect the surface properly

Question 12

To injured and harm other people the principle of duty of care is to not to avoid and not to do careless in maintaining the hygiene (Bos, et al., 2016).

CASE STUDY 2 – BEHAVIOURAL ISSUE

Question 1

Will report this incident that Richard is characterized with the group of problems that having an impairment condition of memory loss and judgment (Galizzi, et al., 2017).

Question 2

In my opinion, Richard needs a proper treatment of nondrug therapy along with that there is some sort of age factor also as he is 82 years old so it shall be taken as a normal sign of age factor too.

Question 3

1. Loss of memory problem
2. Increasing confusion
3. Reduced concentration
4. Behavior changed
5. Loss of ability
6. Depression

Question 4

There is a risk of occurrence of Alzheimer’s or vascular dementia and the level of risk shall increase at that level that it includes heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol (Galizzi, et al., 2017).

Question 5

Richard needs monitoring and proper help at home by making Richard calm and include the activities in their daily routine that are enjoyable in favor of Richard.

Question 6

1. Genetic risk scores
2. Reducing model complexity
3. Patient and public perception (Stewart, et al., 2016).

Question 7

1. Managing stress
2. Communicating with friends and relatives
3. Men caring for a person with dementia
4. Common feelings experienced by cares
5. Guilt experienced by cares
6. Coping with feelings as a care of someone with dementia
7. Resources for cares of someone with dementia (Stewart, et al., 2016).

CASE STUDY – HOME SAFETY

RISK ASSESSMENT CONTROL FORM – HAPPYVILLE HOME CARE SERVICE
Site supervisor/manager								Date
Name of person completing a risk assessment
Hazard identification and initial risk rating						Control measures and actions
Hazard	Potential harm	Likelihood of harm occurring	Consequence level		Risk level rating	Current control measures & effectiveness	Further action/controls required
Charlie leaving things where Hilda can trip over them	High	Extreme	High		1	Just to keep the things at their places and monitoring at a regular interval that everything is at their place	Further action required to keep the Hilda at the nearby areas
Charlie accessing dangerous objects (for example, knives, poisons)	High	Extreme	High		1	Do not lay the things as it is anywhere it is almost dangerous for the Hilda	Keep the things in place and notice every time that where is Hilda is playing and with which toy
Electrical power points	High	Medium	Low		2	Make the switches off the electric power a little bit up that Hilda cannot touch them	See that furthermore there are no more wires and another wiring is not laying on the surface. (Legras, 2016, January).

 

RISK ASSESSMENT CONTROL FORM – HAPPYVILLE HOME CARE SERVICE
Fire
	Electricity	Rubbish and waste material	Smoking	Cooking	Heating appliances	Combustible material including flammable gases, glues, liquids (Legras, 2016, January).
Charlie’s quietness – Hilda cannot tell what she is doing	She can touch and then sense the things that Hilda is doing	She cannot watch a Hilda due to her blindness	She cannot watch her activity	Cannot tell her not to play with the wrong things	Cannot watch her what she is doing whether she is eating properly	She can smell her feel of what she is doing
Picking up Charlie (risk to the worker)	Lone working	Hazardous substance and material	Use of work equipment	Driving of work	Stress	Electrical equipment
Charlie’s attraction to playing in the toilet with her toys	Check out the Hilda on daily basis by touching her hands and surface	She daily made her habit of not play in the toilet with the toys	Made her stop not to enter the toilet	Made her busy with some other activity	Do mention her and time-bound her	Made her slept (Dobrolyubova, 2017).

 ASSESSMENT TASK 3 – PROJECT – WHS INSPECTION

From the above case study and as per the instructions given will select the client’s room to answer the questions.

Question 1

During the inspection, several things shall be considered under the points that at the time of building the independent person shall the WHS inspections shall be taken at the working place, site work, worksite or specific operations that all the investigation shall be conducted by the independent staff in the organization to assist the staff security and safety zone area where they assist the organization that the staff shall conduct the identification and risk reduction as well as due diligence so there is some of the investigation and risk identification complaint which shall not be taken by them form the client’s room (Dobrolyubova, 2017).

Question 2

The behavior of Non-Complaint will mean that will not follow the rules, regulations, legislation, and advice of others. In the workplace area, all these things shall be revealed the act which comes under the category of act all these are related by the policies and procedures of workplace that will be unable to meet out the standards of the workplace that will come under the category of non-complaint. Although, there will be standards of the workplace that generally and normally there will be interference that shows the ineffectiveness of the employees (Colman, 2020).

Question 3

Every three months, they will be required to do health and safety inspections at work.

ASSESSMENT TASK – 4 – PROJECT -RISK ASSESSMENT

	RISK ASSESSMENT CONTROL FORM
	Workplace		WORK PLACEMENT SERVICE HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
	Site supervisor/manager						Date
	Name of person completing a risk assessment
	Description of activity:
	Hazard identification and initial risk rating				Control measures and actions
Hierarchy of Control table
Summary of control requirements		Control/further action		Hazards		Action by			Due date:
Elimination		1.                  Turn the power off 2.                  Inform other employees 3.                  Lockout/ Tagout 4.                  Stay away from wires 5.                  Maintain equipment 6.                  Wear PPE		Biological Chemical Physical Safety Ergonomic		Employers and Workers			5th February 2021
Substitution/Isolation		separating the hazard or hazardous work practice from people not involved in the work or the general work areas.		restricting access to plant and equipment		Employees			10th February 2021
Engineering (example)		Recommence regular		Poor maintenance of a wheelchair		HSR			15/10/2015
		maintenance schedule and ensure				Maintenance Manager
		maintenance occurs at scheduled
		times
Engineering		placing a barrier between the worker and the hazard.		designs or modifications to plants, equipment, ventilation systems, and processes		Maintenance engineer			25th February 2021
Administration		training, procedure, policy, or shift designs that lessen the threat of a hazard to an individual.		controls that alter the way the work is done, including timing of work, policies		Administration manager			1st March 2021
Personal Protective Equipment		Provide leadership, commitment, and role modeling for worker safety Emphasize healthcare worker education and training Improve feedback and enforcement of PPE policies and use Clarify worksite practices and policies		Chemical safety		Safety manager			10th march 2021 (Colman, 2020).

 ASSESSMENT TASK 5 – WORKPLACE OBSERVATION

PART A – WORKPLACE POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND SIGNAGE

Locate relevant workplace policies and procedures Including infection control; emergency management; manual handling and incident reporting 1.                  Management Support The management support policy is the first feedback that endorses and modeling the behavior of the senior manager and supervisor having a policy which is an important idea for the policy and some of its details that step out before seeking out the feedback of the employee. 2.                  Consult with staff Policies that are implementing and developing that the involvement of staff includes the policies that might apply and identify the possible unintentional outcomes of the policy. 3.                  Define the terms of the policy 1.                  Occupational Health and Safety 2.                  Email to the staff Policies that need to specify the names of the hazards that are to be mentioned in that along with the hazards related to infection control Exposure to chemicals- it includes the fumes, gases, liquids, solids, dust, vapors, and corrosives now it all depends upon the employees that at what level of safety the employees will continue their work and if anyhow by mistake someone inhale and absorb the substance have a responsibility to ensure the risk that how much it could be minimized. Risk of Fire- the company who is running a business no matter what kind of business is it just while to inform the employees with the help of emergency that could escape it from the routes. Injury due to Electrical Hazards- maximum workers work with the field and with tools outdoors that during the risk of injury it minimize the risk with the help of one cord by keeping the electrical equipment and conducting regular safety examinations. Infection control 1.                  Wash the hands regularly and properly so that the spread of infection from pathogens can be prevented with the help of regular hand washing before preparing food or after touching the tool or equipment. 2.                  Waterproof dressing where the cuts and abrasions although intact and healthy is a major barrier. 3.                  Wash your hands before wearing the gloves as if there is touching the skin that cuts or wounds or broken skin, mucus, and other invasive procedure (Gandhi, et al., 2019).

 PART B – EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND MANUAL HANDLING

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE 1.                  While listening to the emergency alarm bell or instruction of control personnel run and secure the activities and the employees. 2.                  If notice there is any danger zone then that is the safe zone. 4.                  The emergency services personnel have some of the terms and conditions of the essential conditions that need to be followed as instructions (Gandhi, et al., 2019). PREVENTING MANUAL HANDLE INJURIES Health and safety legal requirements Maintaining and providing a safe working environment, structure, and system of work. Do supervision of training, information, and instruction so that will protect everyone from health and safety at work. Risk Good Practice Herd testing equipment like mini-flasks. Poor workplace design planning improvements or conversion. Whole-body vibration making sure workers adjust their seats to fit Repetitive actions workloads and use mechanical aids where possible. EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION 1.                  Eliminate the stressor 2.                  Eat healthily 3.                  Exercise 4.                  Limit the control of alcohol 5.                  Get enough sleep 6.                  Practice mindfulness 7.                  Connect with friends 8.                  Meet with professionals 9.                  Take a break The person who bears the hazards and its related injury then it is the most common thing and will have to provide the proper services if a chair or wheelchair whichever available through it (Zabin, et al., 2018).

 PART C – CLEAN UP OF BLOOD SPILL AND INFECTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS

Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare 1.                  The guidelines shall be formed regarding the patients who are suffered from serious injury and the workers will bear up the pose of infections that affects some sort of their organs. 2.                  Healthcare has associated some of the infections in their list that they have made in the area of hospital care workers which includes good practice of general health, community health practices that will be around setting the paramedics to work, and long-term care facilities. 3.                  The workers who are affected with the serious health infections and the organs of their health shall be affected will provide a major and safe environment for the caretaking of their health-related services (Zabin, et al., 2018). AREA IN WHICH THEY CAN DEMONSTRATE THE BLOOD SPILL CLEAN-UP The spills or drops of blood to 10 cm till can handle out easily while the drops of the blood wiped out the areas and the blood easily with the help of tissue or clean tower or with the help of warm water or there is some of the standards that could be maintained in the form of principles are- 1.                  As will apply the concept of PPE. 2.                  Before doing start the area dry or cleaning 3.                  aerosols from spilled material should be avoided (World Health Organization, 2020). BLOOD SPILL KIT 1.                  Gloves 2.                  Safety shield 3.                  Apron 4.                  Powder 5.                  Wipes 6.                  Biohazard bags 7.                  Disposable towels (Gul, et al., 2016).

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Gandhi, S., Kokkula, S., Chaudhuri, A., Magnani, A., Stanley, T., Ahmadi, B., … & Mannor, S. (2019). Image matters: Detecting offensive and non-compliant content/logo in product images. arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.02234.

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