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The nurse's action can be explained by removing the needle at the same angle at which it was inserted it reduces tissue damage to the client.
The nurse places a protective cap over the needle to prevent needle-stick injuries.
What are needle-stick injuries?
- Healthcare workers are more likely to have a needlestick injury if they use or may be exposed to needles.
- Bloodborne pathogens such the hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or HIV can cause serious or deadly infections as a result of needlestick wounds.
- Hepatitis B is the virus that is most frequently acquired through a needlestick wound.
- Of those who do catch hepatitis B, between 30% and 50% may have jaundice, fever, nausea, and nagging stomach pain.
- In the majority of people, these symptoms will go away on their own within 4 to 8 weeks.
- Nurses should promptly cleanse the area with soap and water after a sharps or needlestick injury and "milk" the area to promote bleeding.
- Preventing virus entry into the bloodstream in the first place is crucial because once in the bloodstream, viruses start to replicate quickly.
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