INCIDENT Lisa Black contracted HIV and hepatitis C when she was accidentally stuck. She has a warning for other health care professionals. "Nurses need to realize that needlesticks can happen to them and that they do happen to nurses every day. The statistics are unbelievable. When I started looking at the issue, all I could think was, this is unreal. How can it be happening this much in this country?’ The reality is that it does happen, and people need to realize that it is preventable and it is not an acceptable risk." NEED TO KNOW Once every 39 seconds, a nurse in […]
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