Needlestick Safety

Course overview

If you've ever accidentally stuck yourself in a fast-paced, emergency situation or had a patient move abruptly while you administered an injection, you know that needlesticks can happen in an instant to even the most vigilant persons. Needlesticks and other sharps injuries are some of the biggest occupational dangers that healthcare workers face every day. Despite advancements in medical devices, best practices, and safety protocols, needlesticks and other sharps injuries remain a risk. This course will help ensure you are using the safest possible protocols and also includes what to do should a needlestick occur. Suggested Audience: Healthcare workers, law enforcement, funeral directors, prison workers, veterinarians, and dentists Upon completion of this presentation, you should be able to: Define needlestick injuries. Explore causes of injury. Describe evidence-based treatment for needlestick and sharps injuries. Review additional consequences of needlesticks. Describe needlestick injury prevention. Learning Outcome Standard: Based upon best practices, cited references, and presenter expertise. Learning Outcome Conditions: As an IACET Authorized Provider, HomeTown Health, LLC offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard. HomeTown Health, LLC is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU for this program. A full list of approved IACET organizations can be found on www.iacet.org. In order to receive 0.1 CEU credit / 1 credit hour for this course, you must Complete course in its entirety. Complete course within 30 days. Pass all assessments with an 80% or better. Complete Online Course Evaluation.