NP to the rescue

The protocol for dealing with needlestick injuries is fairly standardized and both the patient and the medical personnel had HIV bloodwork drawn. The risk of acquiring HIV from a needlestick injury is low, but not zero. Here, Wyner shares how an incredible nurse practitioner helped him when he was exposed to human immunodeficiency virus..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Nursing ... - 45(2015), 8, Seite 58-59

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wyner, Lawrence M [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext
ovidsp.ovid.com
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
search.proquest.com

BKL:

44.00

Themen:

Appreciation
Care and treatment
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV patients
Human immunodeficiency virus--HIV
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control
Medical personnel
Needlestick injuries
Nurse Practitioners - psychology
Nurse practitioners
Occupational Diseases - prevention & control
Occupational health and safety
Personal narratives
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis - utilization

doi:

10.1097/01.NURSE.0000469235.61407.e3

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC195671149X