Needletick Safety Case Study
Business case for quality: Needlestick Safety
The incidence of needlestick in the workplace is avoidable if healthcare providers endeavor to practice safety with sharp objects and protect themselves from unnecessary health threats. To effectively make quality improvement changes in any healthcare settings, the advanced practice nurse (APN) must obtain the skills needed to practice, understand the cost associated with injuries related to needlestick exposure and the risk of blood-borne infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) (2016) occupational exposure to needlesticks cites several guidelines and interventions that may lessen needlestick injuries in the workplace. The aim of this paper is to explain the existing …show more content…
According to latest information published by CDC from the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), the extra money expended on safety syringes might be beneficial in the long run by reducing injuries and overall cost of post-exposure treatments. The report appraised that 62 to 88% of needlesticks injuries could be avoided, 21% with safe work practice, 25% by removing redundant usage and 29% by using needles with safety features. By operating the safety features of this needles, 25 incidents of HBV and 16 situations of HCV will be prevented yearly (CDC, 2016).
Financial Implications
The financial aspect of ensuring needlestick safety is demonstrated on appendix D. Statistics shows that the benefit of investing in safety needles/syringes will drastically reduce the amount spent on healthcare worker exposed to Needlestick injuries. The cost of in-services and training is marginal to the acquisition of knowledge of safe handling, thereby promoting safety in the workplace. As indicated in appendix D, it is obvious that when needle cost is high and injury cost is low. The changeover from conventional needles to safety needles will not infringe cost burden to the healthcare
The incidence of needlestick in the workplace is avoidable if healthcare providers endeavor to practice safety with sharp objects and protect themselves from unnecessary health threats. To effectively make quality improvement changes in any healthcare settings, the advanced practice nurse (APN) must obtain the skills needed to practice, understand the cost associated with injuries related to needlestick exposure and the risk of blood-borne infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) (2016) occupational exposure to needlesticks cites several guidelines and interventions that may lessen needlestick injuries in the workplace. The aim of this paper is to explain the existing …show more content…
According to latest information published by CDC from the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), the extra money expended on safety syringes might be beneficial in the long run by reducing injuries and overall cost of post-exposure treatments. The report appraised that 62 to 88% of needlesticks injuries could be avoided, 21% with safe work practice, 25% by removing redundant usage and 29% by using needles with safety features. By operating the safety features of this needles, 25 incidents of HBV and 16 situations of HCV will be prevented yearly (CDC, 2016).
Financial Implications
The financial aspect of ensuring needlestick safety is demonstrated on appendix D. Statistics shows that the benefit of investing in safety needles/syringes will drastically reduce the amount spent on healthcare worker exposed to Needlestick injuries. The cost of in-services and training is marginal to the acquisition of knowledge of safe handling, thereby promoting safety in the workplace. As indicated in appendix D, it is obvious that when needle cost is high and injury cost is low. The changeover from conventional needles to safety needles will not infringe cost burden to the healthcare