Common Inductions Standards for Care Level 2 (VTQ)
Course Content
- Introduction to the common Induction Standards Course
- Standard 1 - Role of the health and social care worker
- Standard 2 - Personal development
- Standard 3 - Communicate effectively
- Standard 4 - Equality and Inclusion
- About equality and diversity
- The purpose of the Equality Act 2010
- Types of discrimination
- Protected characteristics
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Prejudice
- Equality And Diversity In The Workplace
- Providing Inclusive Support
- Diversity and discrimination
- Access Information, Advice and Support about Equality and Inclusion
- Standard 5 - Principles for implementing duty of care
- Standard 6 - Principles of safeguarding in health and social care
- The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006
- Who Is A Vulnerable Adult?
- Abuse and its Indicators
- Physical Abuse
- Psychological Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- Financial Abuse
- Neglect Self Neglect and The Act Of Omission
- Organisational abuse and Discriminatory Abuse
- Facts And Information About Abuse
- Disclosure
- Reporting abuse
- What is Child Abuse?
- Every Child Matters
- Legislation relating to Safeguarding Children
- Reporting child abuse
- Protecting yourself against allegations
- Standard 7 - Person-centred support
- The Care Plan
- Person centred values in everyday work
- Person centred values in practice
- Supporting individuals to plan for their future wellbeing and fulfilment, including end-of-life care
- What is Dementia?
- Early diagnosis of Dementia and reporting
- Helping people with Dementia
- Practical Tips for Supporting a Person with Dementia
- Alzheimers disease
- Vascular dementia
- Dementia with lewy bodies
- Fronto-Temporal Dementia FLD
- Active Participation in Care
- Standard 8 - Health and safety in an adult social care setting - part 1
- Importance of Health and Safety
- Health and Safety Law
- Manual handling Employee and Employer responsibility
- The Accident Triangle
- Work place policies and procedures
- Good Housekeeping
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Introduction to Moving and Positioning for CIS
- Patient dignity
- Assessing the Individual Move
- Lifting an inanimate object
- Back and spinal injuries
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
- How and Why We Lift Correctly
- Communication
- Assisted standing from a bed or seat
- Assisted Sit to Stand
- Fall Prevention
- Assisting Fallen Person
- Standard 8 - Health and safety in an adult social care setting - part 2
- Fears of First Aid
- Using gloves
- Initial Assessment and Recovery Position
- Calling the Emergency Services
- Adult CPR
- Compressions Only CPR
- Adult Choking
- What are Medications?
- Specific Legislation
- Legislation
- Medication Policies
- Maintaining Medication Records
- Types of Medications and Routes of Entry
- Recording Information
- Storing Medication Safely
- What is a hazardous substance under COSHH
- COSHH Regulations
- COSHH Safety Data Sheets
- Routes of entry to the body
- Storage and hazards of chemicals near food
- Storage of Chemicals
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- What are Blood Borne Pathogens?
- Who is at risk?
- How to Reduce Your Risk
- Hand Washing
- Types of Infections
- Cross Infection
- Contaminated Linen
- Contaminated objects
- The Fire Triangle
- Sources of Ignition
- Fire Prevention
- Dangers of Smoke
- Evacuating in an Emergency
- Care Home Evacuation
- Checking Peoples Identity
- Personal safety tips for lone workers
- Home visit safety
- Managing stress
- Poisons and Food Poisoning
- Food Poisoning and allergic reactions
- Food Safety for High-Risk Groups
- Cross-contamination direct and indirect
- Date Marks, Damaged Food and Record Keeping
- Understanding and Addressing Malnutrition in Care
- Hydration In the Elderly
- Hydration In the Elderly
- Diets for people with dementia
- Summary to the common Induction Standards Course
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Lifting an inanimate object
When moving an object on your own, you first need to make sure you cannot move it easier with the lifting aid or with help, or do you need to lift it at all? Follow the correct lifting techniques to reduce your risks and avoid twisting while lifting the load. Before you move it, make sure your path is clear, and you know where it's going, and where you are going to put it down. If you are lifting a box from the floor, you need to make sure that you can pick it up and using safe manual handling principles. But before you do that, you need to make sure it's actually within your own capability of being lifted, so you need to find out how heavy it is. It might actually say on the box, the weight of the box, but somebody may have tampered with it and put something else in. So ideally, you can push it with your feet just gently, and if it moves, you are getting quite a good idea of the weight of it, or you can come down, and you could just have a little try of lifting it. Once you know it's within your capacity to lift, you continue with the lift. The safe principles of manual handling is to bend your knees, keep your spine in line, and then you want to lift the box. Make sure you have got a good grip on it and bring the box close to your body. As you lift it, use your thigh muscles and not your back muscles. When you are ready to put the box down, we use the same principles in reverse: Keep the box close, make sure you have got a good grip on it, and then we keep our spine in line, bend our knees, and slowly put the box down. We have now discussed and demonstrated the correct way of safe moving and handling of an inanimate object. We will now look at the wrong way of moving an object using this model, so you can see why you need to use good practice with manual handling techniques. This model wants to put the object down to the floor. The wrong way will be to not bend your knees and to bend your back. As you can see, this is putting a lot of strain on the spine, especially the lumbar vertebrae, and the intervertebral discs. This makes it quite strenuous and awkward for the lifter. Ideally, you want to bend your knees, keep your back straight and put it down like this, so there's less strain on your body.
Safe Manual Handling: Proper Lifting Techniques
Assessing the Need to Move and Using Lifting Aids
Considerations Before Lifting
Prior to moving an object, evaluate if there are alternative methods, such as using lifting aids or seeking assistance. Determine if moving the object is necessary at all. Following correct lifting techniques is vital to minimize risks and prevent twisting during the lifting process.
Clear Path and Knowing Where to Place the Load
Preparing for a Safe Lift
Ensure the path is clear and plan where to place the load before initiating the lifting process.
Assessing the Weight of the Load
Determining Load Capability
Before lifting, assess the weight of the object. While the weight may be indicated on the box, verify its accuracy by gently kicking the object or attempting a trial lift. Confirm that the load is within your capability.
Applying Safe Manual Handling Principles
Proper Technique for Lifting
Follow these steps for safe manual handling:
- Bend your knees
- Keep your spine aligned
- Ensure a secure grip on the box
- Bring the box close to your body
- Use your thigh muscles, not your back, to lift the box
- Gradually and carefully place the box down, maintaining proper posture
Demonstrating Incorrect Lifting Techniques
Illustrating the Wrong Way
Using a model, we can showcase incorrect lifting techniques. One example is bending the back instead of the knees, which places strain on the lumbar vertebrae and intervertebral discs. Twisting while lifting is also improper and can lead to injuries.
