When we are working, safety is always our main concern and always a discussion for us since it is used in all types of occupations and workplaces. As nurses, safety is our main priority in providing nursing care and improving patient safety.
It has always been an issue that nursing care is the priority in the promotion of safety for the patient as well as the nurse. When we are working, are we always safe? Are our nurses at risk with safety being addressed? Since we are in the age of modernization it is assumed that nurse safety has been addressed accordingly.
With the fast-growing globalization and high demands of nurses in a workplace who are exposed to a fast-paced setting and new technologies fast-growing. Nurses are not only working in the hospitals but they are widely spreading all over the world, not only in the hospital setting but also in the community and the home setting.
There are times that nurses practice an ideal way, but when things go wrong then these practices should be changed. Guidelines are being followed to make work easier and safe. The paradigm of nurses in safety is slowly changing. Some steps need to be changed and some are practiced for the improvement of providing better nursing care. Certain guidelines change over time according to some standard organizations but some nurses still follow what they have learned in the past. Protection is always the best solution so that we can avoid such incidents to happen and help solve problems in the future.
There are things that nurses should be very careful about when doing their work. Like in lifting and transferring patients with the use of the body mechanics to avoid musculoskeletal injuries most especially at the back. We have to use protective devices like slip safety shoes so that this will protect us from slippery surfaces when lifting heavy patients or objects. The proper use of protective devices should be practiced by nurses today. Current studies show that not only training and educating nurses is not enough to help prevent accidents.
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