Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act
Medical term Safety and Compliance
Federal law signed November 6, 2000, that amended OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard: safer devices, a sharps injury log and frontline worker input.
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- bloodborne pathogensDisease-causing germs carried in human blood, such as HBV, HCV and HIV. OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard…
- OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration: part of the U.S. Department of Labor; it writes and enforces…
- sharpsItems that can pierce or cut skin: needles, lancets, broken glass. Discard used ones immediately in a sharps…
- sharps injury logConfidential OSHA log of each contaminated sharps injury: device type and brand, where it happened and how…
- minimum necessaryHIPAA rule to use or share only the least PHI needed for a task. It does not apply to disclosures to a…
- N95 respiratorA tight-fitting NIOSH-approved respirator that filters small airborne particles. It needs a fit test before…
- needleless systemA device that collects fluids after access is established, or gives fluids, without using a needle (OSHA).
- needlestick injurySkin puncture by a used needle. Wash with soap and water, report at once, and get a prompt medical evaluation.
- negligenceHarm caused by failing to act with the care a reasonable person in the same role would use. A claim requires…
- Notice of Privacy PracticesDocument a covered entity must give patients describing how their PHI may be used and shared and the privacy…
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