Safety Education

Peer-reviewed articles from American Nurse Today

1. Needlestick Safety eBook from American Nurse Today
   Prevention; current sharps injury trends; factors contributing to sharps injuries; proactive steps for protecting self and peers
   
   
2. Preventing needlestick and sharps injuries
   Prevention; identifying safer devices & best practices for preventing sharps injuries
   
   
3. Building programs to reduce sharps injuries from insulin injection
   Prevention; injury data from insulin needles; steps for building/revamping a sharps injury prevention program
4. A renewed focus on preventing sharps injuries in the operating
   Prevention; ORs as high-risk areas; how injuries occur; building an OR injury prevention program
   
   
5. Sharps injuries: Where we stand today
   Prevention; current injury data related to specific devices and settings and steps for preventing injuries
   
   
6. Preventing injuries from disposable syringes
   Prevention; data related to injuries involving disposable syringes
   
   
7. Safe sharps disposal in the home
   Prevention; discussion of options for safe disposal of needles/sharps used in the home
   
   
8. Moving the Sharps Safety Agenda Forward: Consensus Statement and Call to Action
   Prevention; summary of the state of sharps injury prevention in 2010 (10th anniversary of NSPA) and recommendations from sharps safety experts
   
   
9. To reduce sharps injuries, all of us must create a culture of safety in our workplaces
   Prevention; future-focused steps for creating a culture of safety and reducing sharps injuries
   
   
10. Practical strategies to prevent surgical sharps injuries
    Prevention; discussion of best practices implementation for reducing OR sharps injuries
    
    
11. Choosing wisely: Resources for selecting sharps safety devices
    Prevention; listing of available resources for selecting safer sharps devices and other workplace controls
    
    
12. Reducing sharps injuries in non-hospital settings
    Prevention; identifies strategies for nurses and employers for improving safety among non-hospital workers

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