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— COURSE DESCRIPTION
Preventing Needlestick Injuries
Needlestick injuries are one of the most frequent routes of transmission for occupationally acquired bloodborne infections in healthcare. A needlestick injury (NSI) is an accidental percutaneous piercing wound caused by a contaminated sharps instrument—usually a hollow-bore needle from a syringe. These injuries can expose healthcare workers to over 20 types of infectious bloodborne pathogens, including Hepatitis B (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV), and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. According to CDC data, approximately 385,000 needlestick injuries occur annually among U.S. hospital-based healthcare workers alone, with many additional injuries occurring in outpatient settings, long-term care facilities, and home healthcare.
This course informs workers on the hazards of working with needles during patient care and provides evidence-based prevention strategies. Employees learn to identify risky devices and unsafe work practices that cause needlestick injuries, understand employer responsibilities for providing safer needle devices and sharps disposal systems, and apply safer work practices that minimize exposure risk in clinical settings.
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— COURSE DETAILS
- Identify risky devices and unsafe work practices that can cause needlestick injuries.
- Explain employer strategies for preventing needlestick injuries.
- Recall and use safer work practices and safer devices to help minimize your risk of a needlestick injury.
- Introduction and Objectives
- Risk and Reporting
- Prevention Strategies
- Safer Devices
- Nurses and Medical Assistants: Clinical staff performing injections, IV starts, and blood draws
- Physicians and Advanced Practitioners: Providers performing procedures involving needles and sharps
- Laboratory Technicians: Lab personnel handling blood specimens and contaminated sharps
- Emergency Medical Personnel: Paramedics and EMTs administering injections in pre-hospital settings
- Phlebotomists: Personnel collecting blood specimens in hospitals, clinics, and labs
- Environmental Services Staff: Housekeeping personnel who may encounter improperly disposed sharps
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Crystal-clear learning objectives set expectations up front and guide learners through the course—so they stay focused, understand what matters most, and finish with confidence.
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Smart bookmarking automatically saves progress so learners can pick up exactly where they left off—no rewatching or hunting for their last page.
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Built-in practice that sticks with non-graded knowledge checks, scenarios, and exercises that reinforce key concepts and strengthen retention without pressure.
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Randomized final assessments pulled from a question bank to keep testing fair, consistent, and resistant to answer-sharing—while still measuring the right learning outcomes.
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— CERTIFICATE & COMPLIANCE
Audit ready with course certificates
Upon successful completion, learners receive an official certificate of completion documenting their needlestick injury prevention training for OSHA compliance records and facility safety programs.
The course includes assessments that verify understanding of needlestick injury risks, safer devices and work practices, and proper reporting procedures. Certificates are generated immediately and can be downloaded or printed for employee files and compliance documentation.
Supports Compliance With:
- OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030)
- Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (HR 5178)
- CDC Guidelines for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
- State needlestick safety legislation
- Joint Commission infection prevention standards
- NIOSH prevention through design recommendations
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