Special Report -- Prevention starts with you
Special Report
Prevention starts with you
What can you do to make the work environment safer for yourself and others in the health care industry? Here are a few tips from the American Nurses Association.
• Request ANA’s Safe Needles Save Lives kit, which contains the information and tools you need to educate your colleagues and promote the use of safer needles.
• Educate your colleagues about needlestick risks and prevention strategies. Encourage your colleagues to report all needlesticks to ensure appropriate follow-up, worker’s compensation, and accurate needlestick data.
• Work with your state nurses association (SNA) to institute safer needles at your workplace and other facilities throughout the state.
• Support state and federal legislation by writing letters to your elected representatives.
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