Scenario: Administration is asking you, as risk manager, why your facility has a

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Scenario:

Administration is asking you, as risk manager, why your facility has a 20% increase in needle stick injuries over the past year. Additionally, yesterday a patient came to the emergency department with a needle stick injury. The patient was only given a tetanus shot and sent home.
DQ1: Research needle stick injury protocol. Then describe the top three items you would suggest as a risk manager regarding policy for your healthcare setting. Be specific. Finally, describe how you would respond to Administration regarding the increase in needle stick injuries at your facility.

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The top three items a risk manager should suggest with regard to needle stick injuries are:

As a response to the administrator regarding the increase in needle stick injuries, the rich manger may state the following reasons:

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