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Needle Safety

Chap. 35

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TO VOID PUNCTURE INJURIES, A NURSE MUST PLACE USED SHARPS IN WHAT TYPE OF CONTAINER? A DISPOSAL CONTAINER FOR CONTAMINATD NEEDLES AND OTHER SHARPS
NEVER _________, _________, OR _________ USED NEEDLES BEFORE DISPOSAL. BEND/ BREAK/ RECAP. RECAP ONLY UNDER SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES.
WHEN RECAPPING A NEEDLE. WHAT METHOD SHOULD YOU USE? (AFTER DRAWING UP MEDICATION) USE A "ONE-HANDED SCOOP" METHOD. THIS IS PERFORMED BY PLACING THE NEEDLE CAP AND SYRINGE WITH NEEDLE HORIZONTALLY ON A FLAT SURFACE, INSERTING THE NEEDLE INTO THE CAP, USING ONE HAND, THEN USING YOUR OTHER HAND TO PICK UP THE CAP AND TIGHTEN IT TO HUB
IF THE NEEDLE BECOMES CONTAMINATED, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? REPLACE THE NEEDLE WITH A NEW ONE
THERE ARE SAFETY SYRINGES DESIGNED TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE WORKERS. THEY ARE CATEGORIZED AS EITHER PASSIVE OR ACTIVE. EXPLAIN BOTH: PASSIVE SAFETY DEVICE RETRACTS IMMEDIATELY INTO THE BARREL AFTER THE INJECTION, AND ACTIVE SAFETY DEVICE REQUIRES THE NURSE TO MANUALLY ACTIVATE THE SAFETY FEATURE
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