Needles Place Nurses At Risk
Needles Place Nurses At Risk
Nearly half of all nurses have suffered an injury from a needle used on a patient, according to the Royal College of Nursing survey.
Needlestick injuries place nurses at risk from infections such as HIV and hepatitis C - and as many as a third of nurses reported being frightened this had happened.
The RCN said the number of nurses that had received employer training on safe needle use was little more - just 55 per cent.
Some 4,700 nurses took part in the survey, which was circulated to MPs this week.
RCN chief executive Dr Peter Carter said: "Government and employers in the NHS need to start taking this issue seriously by introducing needle policies and investing in safer alternatives to traditional needles, so that these accidents don’t happen in the first place.
"Nurses should also receive full support from their employers when they sustain an injury because no one wants to feel isolated and alone when going through such trauma."
Last Updated: 21/11/2008 - 12:00 AM
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