Workbook for designing, implementing, and evaluating a sharps injury prevention program

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Sharps injury prevention workbook
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.
• Description:
  "An effective sharps injury prevention program includes several components that must work in concert to prevent healthcare personnel from suffering needlesticks and other sharps-related injuries. This program plan is designed to integrate into existing performance improvement, infection control, and safety programs. It is based on a model of continuous quality improvement, an approach that successful healthcare organizations are increasingly adopting." - p. 1
• Content Notes:
  jointly developed by the National Center for Infectious Disease and the National Immunization Program.
  
  "This workbook developed and maintained by CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion "
  
  
• Subjects:
  Health Facilities Infection Control/methods Medical Waste Disposal Needlestick Injuries/prevention & Control Occupational Diseases Risk Management Safety Management Universal Precautions
• Document Type:
  Book
• Pages in Document:
  electronic; electronic resource; remote
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f5e88f2b06663958b532b721425c00b31b39640e363b705f32024575a4e4c7f7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/11394/cdc_11394_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.09 MB ]