During the initial assessment of client A. B in Room A, you notice a lemon-sized bulge in the right inguinal area. Client denies any previous hernia or pain. The scrotal suture line is intact and the scrotum and abdomen are soft to palpating. No report of the bulge was made by the previous nurse during the shift report. What is your priority action?

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It starts with commitment. the health and safety policy is the commitment by the employer to provide and maintain a safe workplace. the commitment of the workforce is also a necessary component.when the workplace parties sit down to develop an ergonomic approach to patient handling, they will develop terms of reference that set forth how the health and safety committee will function in approaching this problem and reach its goal of reduced injuries.in general, a safe patient handling program will involve the following steps: management approval and commitment to develop and implement a patient handling program.perform a needs analysis.create and standardize patient assessment criteria.develop decision trees to standardize actions.determine which controls are needed to implement specific tasks or patient needs.institute a "no-lift" policy, where possible.