Tip of the week: Follow safe injection measures
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, January 21, 2009
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There’s been a lot in the news over the last few weeks regarding safe injection measures, particularly in settings outside of the hospital.
To keep your facility from getting hit for unsafe injection procedures, check out the advice from Peggy Prinz Luebbert, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, CHSP, owner and consultant for Healthcare Interventions, Inc., Omaha, NE. Luebbert offers tips on how to avoid these unsafe methods on HcPro’s OSHA Healthcare Advisor.
To participate in a poll on whether your facility is doing enough to promote safe practices among staff members click here.
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