Essay: word count 1500 +/- 10% Weighting: 30% The purpose of this assessment is to demonstrate your understanding of the content covered within the unit relating to maintaining a safe environment through safe positioning practices. Adherence to safe positioning and manual handling practices plays a central role in perioperative safety (ACORN, 2023, 3, p.95). Consider the risks associated with unsafe practice to the people receiving care and the clinical staff in the operating theatre and propose evidence-based nursing strategies to prevent harm and promote safe nursing practice. Your essay should include an introduction and a conclusion. Considerations include skin and nerve damage, pressure injuries, burns from electrosurgical units, laser, and physical injury to people receiving care and clinical staff associated with poor manual handling practices. Address human factors, e.g., non-technical skills, communication Support your discussion with evidence from current clinical practice guidelines, professional and perioperative standards, and contemporary literature.