- NEVER hand your sharps to anyone else.
- NEVER let others hand their sharps to you including physicians.
- ALWAYS engage safety device after an injection.
- DO NOT use your body parts to engage the safety device after an injection! ALWAYS use a surface that is AWAY from you and the patient instead (e.g., instead of using your other hand to engage the safety, use the tabletop instead).
- Place sharps into the sharp container IMMEDIATELY after an injection instead of leaving the sharp on the patient’s bed or the bedside table.
- NEVER take your eyes OFF of the sharp.
- Make sure the sharp ACTUALLY goes INSIDE of the sharp container.
- NEVER attempt to recap a contaminated needle after an injection. Instead, toss the sharp into the sharp container IMMEDIATELY after use.
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