Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 28,21 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Medical personnel
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 28,21 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Medical personnel
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Page : 23 pages
File Size : 32,28 MB
Release : 1999
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Energy
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Page : 580 pages
File Size : 12,40 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Health & Fitness
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Page : 23 pages
File Size : 47,18 MB
Release : 1999
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File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 2016
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Overview: Because needlestick injuries are the most common way for healthcare workers to acquire bloodborne infections - such as HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B - knowing how to protect against needlestick injuries is crucial for medical assistants working with needles and other sharps in the healthcare environment. This course is designed to raise awareness about the importance of preventing needlestick injuries. It provides an overview of government regulations, a detailed look at safety devices and techniques and guidance for preventing a needlestick injury. Objectives: After completing this course, the learner should be able to: Identify viruses and other infections that can be spread through needlestick injuries Describe efforts that have been made to prevent needlestick injuries and increase safety for medical assistants and other healthcare workers Identify the criteria that safer needle devices should meet Identify the various types of safer needle devices and how they are used Describe the measures that must be taken to prevent needlestick injuries.
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Page : 55 pages
File Size : 10,91 MB
Release : 2010
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ISBN : 9789241599252
The new WHO guidelines provide recommended steps for safe phlebotomy and reiterate accepted principles for drawing, collecting blood and transporting blood to laboratories/blood banks. The main areas covered by the toolkit are: 1. bloodborne pathogens transmitted through unsafe injection practices;2. relevant elements of standard precautions and associated barrier protection;3. best injection and related infection prevention and control practices;4. occupational risk factors and their management.
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Page : pages
File Size : 20,20 MB
Release : 2005
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ISBN : 9789241593625
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 33,85 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Bloodborne infections
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Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 39,72 MB
Release : 1996-03-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309175704
Hospitals and nursing homes are responding to changes in the health care system by modifying staffing levels and the mix of nursing personnel. But do these changes endanger the quality of patient care? Do nursing staff suffer increased rates of injury, illness, or stress because of changing workplace demands? These questions are addressed in Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes, a thorough and authoritative look at today's health care system that also takes a long-term view of staffing needs for nursing as the nation moves into the next century. The committee draws fundamental conclusions about the evolving role of nurses in hospitals and nursing homes and presents recommendations about staffing decisions, nursing training, measurement of quality, reimbursement, and other areas. The volume also discusses work-related injuries, violence toward and abuse of nursing staffs, and stress among nursing personnelâ€"and examines whether these problems are related to staffing levels. Included is a readable overview of the underlying trends in health care that have given rise to urgent questions about nurse staffing: population changes, budget pressures, and the introduction of new technologies. Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes provides a straightforward examination of complex and sensitive issues surround the role and value of nursing on our health care system.
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Page : 2 pages
File Size : 27,18 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Home care services
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