The nurse explains to the patient that in the event of an accidental needle stick, the nurse should adhere to hospital policy, the usual directives of which are (select all that apply):
1. Antibiotics are taken if infection present.
2. Blood is drawn from both nurse and patient.
3. Repeat blood draws are performed 4 weeks after the stick.
4. Obtain doctor's permission to return to work.
5. An incident report is initiated.
1, 2, 5
Most policies follow the general guidelines of making an incident report in case of time lost from the injury, blood drawn from both nurse and patient to determine if and what infections may be present, and antibiotic protocol is given to the nurse in the event of infection in the patient. As a rule, there is no need for a doctor's permission to return to duty or a blood draw in 4 weeks.
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