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PADONA video reording

Small Devices, Big Risk: Best Practices for Injection Safety and Assisted Glucose Monitoring

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This webinar will educate participants on the application and importance of infection prevention standards as they apply to safe injection practices, sharps safety, and cleaning and disinfection of blood glucometers. This presentation will give participants a focused overview of the need for safe injection practices and how to recognize and mitigate risks associated with injection practices including medication administration, sharps handling, injection preparation, and glucose monitoring. It will then explore the specific risks associated with glucose monitoring with examples of findings from real-life observations.

SKU: best-practices-for-injection-safety Category:

Professional Practice Gap/Description of Education:
By the end of this education session, participants will be able to:

  1. Recognize the purpose of using aseptic technique when preparing and administering injectable medications.
  2. List three sharps safety actions that protect the health care worker from exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
  3. Explain how facilities should clean and disinfect glucometers that are labeled for multi-patient use.