Title: Explain how to provide a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for the patient/client.
Course: Health Assisting Careers (14002-I) > Section: Incorporating Safety Procedures

Explanation should include

- various patient/client environments
- considerations involved with physical contact with patient/client
- control of noise, climate, odors, lighting, patient/client privacy
- operation of various types of beds
- safety issues pertaining to various healthcare fields and environments.

Teacher Resources:

- Department of Labor Bulletin (https://www.dol.gov/whd/FieldBulletins/fab2011_3.htm) on the operation of patient/resident lifts/hoists by youths under the age of 18.
- Youth@Work: Talking Safety Virginia (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety/states/va/2015-161/pdfs/Talking_Safety_VA.pdf), produced by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)

Process/Skill Questions:

- How would you plan and implement care to prevent falls?
- When is it appropriate to use medical restraints?
- How would you establish a safe and controlled environment for your patient/client?
- How would you prioritize the steps to maintain a safe and controlled environment for your patient/client?
- How would you document safety procedures?