- You are administering a flu vaccine to a patient. You perform hand hygiene, locate your site and swab with alcohol. You allow the alcohol to dry, uncap the needle and administer the injection. You dispose of the syringe and needle in the sharps container. Which of the following actions increased the risk for infection? You failed to cap the needle after the injection. Feedback: INCORRECT Clean gloves should be worn whenever administering an injection to reduce the risk of a secondary infection. To avoid an accidental needle stick you should not recap the needle after administering the injection.
- The needle safety device should be activated and/or the needle and syringe placed in a sharps container. To obtain maximum effectiveness, the alcohol should be allowed to dry prior to administering the injection. Taking the patient’s temperature would do nothing to prevent a secondary infection. You allowed the alcohol to dry before administering the injection. Feedback: INCORRECT Clean gloves should be worn whenever administering an injection to reduce the risk of a secondary infection. To avoid an accidental needle stick you should not recap the needle after administering the injection.
- The needle safety device should be activated and/or the needle and syringe placed in a sharps container. To obtain maximum effectiveness, the alcohol should be allowed to dry prior to administering the injection. Taking the patient’s temperature would do nothing to prevent a secondary infection. You failed to assess the patient’s temperature. Feedback: INCORRECT Clean gloves should be worn whenever administering an injection to reduce the risk of a secondary infection. To avoid an accidental needle stick you should not recap the needle after administering the injection.
- The needle safety device should be activated and/or the needle and syringe placed in a sharps container. To obtain maximum effectiveness, the alcohol should be allowed to dry prior to administering the injection. Taking the patient’s temperature would do nothing to prevent a secondary infection. You failed to apply clean gloves after performing hand hygiene. Feedback: CORRECT Clean gloves should be worn whenever administering an injection to reduce the risk of a secondary infection. To avoid an accidental needle stick you should not recap the needle after administering the injection.
