5D Sharps Safety

5 Diamond Patient Safety Program
Promoting Patient Safety one Diamond at a Time

Sharps Safety

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OBJECTIVE:		To decrease the number of sticks within the dialysis unit by educating staff on needle stick prevention and protocol for sharps exposure.
ACTIVITIES REQUIRED FOR DIAMOND STATUS:	Complete an in-service training module (PowerPoint Presentation) on needle stick prevention. Complete the CDC's Baseline Program Assessment Worksheet. This worksheet should be adapted for use in your unit.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:	Develop display board of sharps devices for your facility. Make an inventory list of sharps devices for your facility. Create a model exposure control plan for your facility. Complete the sharps crossword puzzle as a warm-up to your in-service. Complete all of Appendix A in the Workbook Toolkit. Create an exposure treatment poster for your facility. Distribute the CDC's sharps brochure and/or hang CDC posters in your unit.
TOOLS/ RESOURCES:	In-Service Training Module: ~ Needlestick Prevention Point by Point CDC's Baseline Program Assessment Worksheet Needle Stick Prevention crossword puzzle and answer key How (and Why) to Make a Display Board of Sharps Devices How to Make an Inventory List of Sharps Devices for Your Facility OSHA's - Frequently Asked Questions Harvard University Sharps Safety Fact Sheet NIOSH Alert: Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings Sharps Safety for Healthcare Professionals brochure Posters: ~ Do you know your post-exposure treatment facility? ~ Let's get to the point. Sharps Safety begins with you ~ Sharps Safety begins with you ~ Now You See It. Now You Don't "Active and Passive Safety Devices" Checklist for Exposure Prevention
MEASURE(S):	100% of staff in-serviced on needle stick prevention. Facility must complete the sample Baseline Program Assessment Worksheet.

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After you have completed the Patient Safety Principles module, and have documented the required measures, please complete the Project Reporting Form and submit it to Danielle Daley at ddaley@nw1.esrd.net or by fax at 203.389.9902.