using safe syrings to avoid needle stick injuries among health care workers

Using this issue as a foundation for the report , we now look to outside sources and studies to come up with conclusions and recommendations

Search Terms Used for Resource Acquisition

Using several online databases (including Gale Group databases such as the Health and Wellness Resource Centre , the author of this report managed to acquire some very instrumental literature published by industry professionals and refereed publications . Some of the parameter key terms used include : needle-stick prevention , percutaneous injury the Needle-Stick Safety and Prevention Act , healthcare safety , and several others . A bibliography

at the end of the report will provide a comprehensive listing of the resources used to create this report

Critical Appraisal and Article Review

Most of the published literature available usually refers to needle-stick injuries as a consequence of badly managed and organized process inside medical institutions . But the reason such a superficially minor injury is considered so dangerous and detrimental to the health and welfare of registered nurses and other healthcare workers and employees . Infectious diseases and other blood-borne pathogens are not only extremely dangerous to the community , but can be fatal to the needle-stick injury victim (Ferguson , 1992 . Some even go as far as stating that rare injuries , such as Hepatitis C , are on the verge of become common amongst healthcare workers and staff due to improper use of syringes and sharps (Trangle et al , 2006 . Moreover , all this negligence to safety and lack of infrastructure to the best practise of medical procedures are usually not at the hands of the people practicing them . In such a case , the only possible line of defence against injuries sustained during very stressful conditions and circumstances are management guidelines which can record and prevent such awful injuries and accidents

Most of the suggested managerial measures already published and probably already put...