Infection control issue: Understanding and addressing the prevalence of unsafe injection practices in healthcare

AANA Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 251-253

  Wilson, Wanda O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Infection control; Medication vials; Needle syringe reuse

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEEDLE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SAFETY; SURGEON; SYRINGE;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INJECTIONS; NEEDLES; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; SOCIETIES, NURSING; SYRINGES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49749148477     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

References (3)

1. AANA Infection Control Guide. Park Ridge, IL: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists; 1992; Revised 1997.
2. Hepatitis C Investigation. South Nevada Health District. http://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/outbreaks/index.htm. Accessed July 3, 2008.
3. Allen M. Another violation, many clinics. Anesthesiologist admits risky practice. Las Vegas Sun. March 11, 2008. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/ 2008/mar/11/another-violation-many-clinics/. Accessed July 3, 2008.