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Once every 39 seconds, a nurse in this country sustains a needlestick injury. While most needlestick injuries result in nothing more than a good scare, far too many of them result in serious, life-altering (and in some cases, life-ending) diseases. Most nurses and health care workers accept accidental needlesticks as part and parcel of the job. Others are optimistic that it won’t ever happen to them. Needlestick incidents are not situations that affects one person. It affects entire families. Most cases might be low-risk, but that doesn’t negate the fact families are then frightened. The psychological impact is huge.” Close to 400,000 healthcare workers […]