Author Question: Why shouldn't needles be recapped? What will be an ideal ... (Read 56 times)

tingc95

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 556
Why shouldn't needles be recapped?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

State the approved abbreviations for four parenteral routes.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



dajones82

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 359
Answer to Question 1

The risk of a needlestick injury is high when recapping needles. This could result in contraction of viral illnesses, such as hepatitis or AIDS. Promptly dispose of the used syringe and needle in agency-supplied hazardous waste sharps containers.

Answer to Question 2

ID; subcut; IM, IV



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Liver spots have nothing whatsoever to do with the liver. They are a type of freckles commonly seen in older adults who have been out in the sun without sufficient sunscreen.

Did you know?

Certain topical medications such as clotrimazole and betamethasone are not approved for use in children younger than 12 years of age. They must be used very cautiously, as directed by a doctor, to treat any child. Children have a much greater response to topical steroid medications.

Did you know?

In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.

Did you know?

Chronic necrotizing aspergillosis has a slowly progressive process that, unlike invasive aspergillosis, does not spread to other organ systems or the blood vessels. It most often affects middle-aged and elderly individuals, spreading to surrounding tissue in the lungs. The disease often does not respond to conventionally successful treatments, and requires individualized therapies in order to keep it from becoming life-threatening.

Did you know?

Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library