http://www.nurseinaustralia.com/sharps-and-needlesticks/ A Nursing Blog about Nursing In Australia Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:06:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.nurseinaustralia.com/sharps-and-needlesticks/comment-page-1/#comment-107346 Jasmin Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:48:44 +0000 http://www.nurseinaustralia.com/?p=245#comment-107346 I too have seen some very odd practices when it comes to handling of sharps; re-capping, picking up dirty needles out of a kidney dish to dispose into sharps and even someone putting their hand into an almost full sharps bin in order to put another needle in. I don't know about everyone else but needle stick injuries frighten the life out of me and so I am over vigilant when dealing with needles. And I pass on this hyper vigilance to others wherever I see carelessness with sharps. I fully support new technologies of retractable needles and needle covers and hope that my hospital catches on to the benefits of added protection for healthcare workers. I too have seen some very odd practices when it comes to handling of sharps; re-capping, picking up dirty needles out of a kidney dish to dispose into sharps and even someone putting their hand into an almost full sharps bin in order to put another needle in. I don’t know about everyone else but needle stick injuries frighten the life out of me and so I am over vigilant when dealing with needles. And I pass on this hyper vigilance to others wherever I see carelessness with sharps. I fully support new technologies of retractable needles and needle covers and hope that my hospital catches on to the benefits of added protection for healthcare workers.

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