Interesting Article About Nurses’ Accidental Needle Sticks
An article in Advance for Nurses includes some interesting items:
Cost of a needle stick injury could = $1 million.
Fatigue, long hours, and shiftwork are a big cause of accidental needle sticks.
Best Safeguard … Go needleless.
The article is at:
http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Editorial/Search/AViewer.aspx?AN=NW_08apr14_n8p19.html&AD=04-14-2008
Needle Stick References:
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:50 am
Nursing, like most other forms of shiftwork, is a profession that must always be vigilant on the issue of fatigue. Hospitals must make sure they’re using shiftwork management best practices, relying on the latest research. In addition, employers must provide nurses with shiftworker lifestyle training to enable them to manage their sleep, diet, caffeine usage, and other aspects of their personal life.
The National Shiftwork Information Center blog has a number of posts on these subjects:
For managers, take a look at Management tips for improving shiftwork schedules (http://shiftworkinformation.blogspot.com/search/label/management). For nursues, take a look at http://shiftworkinformation.blogspot.com/2008/01/shiftworker-lifestyle-training-fatigue.html.
Ed Coburn
Executive Director
National Shiftwork Information Center
www.ShiftworkInformation.blogspot.com