The nurse performs which action in order to reduce the risk of a needlestick injury?
1. Recapping the needle before discarding it after injecting the client
2. Breaking the needle in half before discarding the used needle
3. Using safety needles completely prevents the risk of needlestick injury
4. Immediately discarding the needle as soon as withdrawing it from the client
Correct Answer: 4
In order to reduce the risk of needlestick injury, the nurse should discard the needle and syringe as soon as emptied of medication. Needles should never be recapped, broken, or laid down after they have been injected into a client, because this increases the risk of accidental needlestick. Use of safety needles reduces the risk of accidental needlesticks, but it does not completely eliminate the risk.
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