Supporting Mrs. Quouong:Understanding the No-Lift PolicyMrs. Quouong, a 90-year-old client, is very small, weighing only 36 kg (80 lb.), and has very swollen ankles. In her care plan is a sign that indicates that she must be moved by using a mechanical lift. RosieYou have recently been hired as a support worker, and today is your first full day working alongside the staff. You have learned in your orientation that there are signs posted inside each clients bedside locker, stating the type of lift or transfer that they require. This facility has a strict no-lift policy of anybody or anything weighing over 23 kg (50.7 Ib.). During your morning care rounds, you and Rosie, the support worker you are working with, enter the room of Mrs. Lua Quouong.closes the door to Mrs. Quouong’s room and tells you to help her manually lift Mrs. Quouong. Rosie explains that it is easier and faster to manually move Mrs. Quouong than it is to move her mechanical-ly. Besides, she explains, Mrs. Quouong is so small that if the two of you lifted her together, each of you would be lifting only 18 kg. Rosie tells you that for these reasons, all the staff members usually manually lift Mrs. Quouong. You are unsure about what you should do.i. Please list the AM care that are required by Mrs.Quouongii. What are the positive and negative outcomes to liftMrs. Quouong by a mechanical lift?iii. What are the positive and negative outcomes to liftMrs. Quouong by a manually?iv. What technique would you apply to lift Mrs.Quouong? Why?v. Please prioritize the care that Mrs. Quouong require.d. Demonstrate the required skills with appropriate professionalism
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