Which statement regarding needleless infusion systems is true?
A. Needleless systems cannot be used with central lines.
B. The needleless system cannot be used for administration of hypertonic solutions.
C. The risk for a needle stick injury is reduced for the client and the health care worker.
D. Sterile technique is not necessary when attaching a piggyback through a needle-less system.
C
Although the needleless system was developed to reduce the exposure of health care workers to bloodborne pathogens, the needleless system has resulted in fewer needle stick injuries to clients as well as to health care workers.
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