SNHP | Senior Nursing Poster Session

Needle Sticks: They Hurt Us All

Presenter Information

Jacob ClarkFollow

Academic Level at Time of Presentation

Senior

Major

Nursing

List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)

Ms. Jennifer Coleman; Dr. Marcia Hobbs

Presentation Format

Poster Presentation

Abstract/Description

The purpose of this project is to bring attention to the benefits of using a policy that encourages education and training to help reduce occurrence of Needle stick injuries in the nursing workplace. NSIs are estimated to affect over 74% of all nurses. This is coupled with the risk of transmission of a disease like HIV or Hepatitis. I conducted a literature review of of scholarly research articles that related to the topics of NSIs and interventions to prevent them when researching for this project. After reading the interventions, I complied different methods used in prevention together to formulate a policy for hospital practice. I then discussed several ways to help implement this policy following its approval.

Spring Scholars Week 2018 Event

Senior Nursing Poster Session

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Needle Sticks: They Hurt Us All

The purpose of this project is to bring attention to the benefits of using a policy that encourages education and training to help reduce occurrence of Needle stick injuries in the nursing workplace. NSIs are estimated to affect over 74% of all nurses. This is coupled with the risk of transmission of a disease like HIV or Hepatitis. I conducted a literature review of of scholarly research articles that related to the topics of NSIs and interventions to prevent them when researching for this project. After reading the interventions, I complied different methods used in prevention together to formulate a policy for hospital practice. I then discussed several ways to help implement this policy following its approval.