Fighting the needlestick battle without needles
Bohony, J.
Medsurg Nursing Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses 2(6): 469-476
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 1092-0811 PMID: 8260999 Document Number: 421067
Institutions may face heavy fines by 1997 for not providing employees with safe sharps devices to prevent the spread of bloodborne pathogens to health care workers. One hospital decided to eliminate IVPB needles, which are responsible for the majority of needlestick injuries nationwide. To achieve this goal, medical-surgical nurses evaluated safe IVPB systems and chose one that decreased their needlestick injury rate by 68.6%.