What should you do if you accidentally stick yourself with a contaminated needle?

a. Clean the area with alcohol and continue working.
b. If the patient was not in isolation, do nothing.
c. Wash your hands and clean and bandage the puncture site. Record the patient's name and ID number, report the incident to your supervisor, and fill out an incident report.
d. Quit your job.


c

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