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Mar 31, 2025

Updated Sharps Safety Guidelines

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) have recently updated the guidelines for sharps safety. Due to the high-risk environment for exposure to bloodborne pathogens in perioperative settings, sharps safety is considered a high priority. This includes consideration for standard precautions, health care worker immunization protocols, postexposure treatment, and management of health care workers infected with …

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Sep 30, 2024

Maintain Safe Practices in the Operating Room with Qlicksmart’s Scalpel Blade Removers

Sharp injuries have always been a concern in the healthcare industry. These injuries can cause deep wounds and increase the risk of infection, particularly if the sharp object was contaminated with bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV. Emotionally, sharp injuries can cause significant distress and anxiety, leading to long-term psychological effects …

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Jun 10, 2024

Operating Rooms: A High Risk Environment

Operating rooms are environments with a high risk of sharps injuries due to the frequent use of needles, scalpels, and other sharp instruments during surgical procedures. Sharps injuries can happen anytime in the operating room. Studies show that a significant portion of healthcare worker sharps injuries occur in surgical settings. Nurses on the Front Line …

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Apr 30, 2024

Is Your Healthcare Facility Compliant with the Latest EORNA Guidelines?

According to the EORNA Best Practice for the prevention of sharps injuries, perioperative staff should make sure to reduce the risk of injuries posed by medical sharps by implementing safe sharps practices such as the use to safety-engineered devices. These measures should include: Medical devices incorporating safety engineered mechanisms Effective training for staff in their …

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Jul 28, 2023

Personal Story: Sharps Injury As A New Operating Room Nurse

Sharps injuries can happen anytime in the operating room. We’ve recently gotten in touch with a nurse that had a sharps cut when they were just starting out. Here’s what happened and how the incident has affected them: As a new grad and learning a ton of new skills, my focus was on trying to …

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