Educating Workers on Sharps Safety.

NEEDLESTICK injuries; RISK assessment; PATIENT safety; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; INFECTION control; OCCUPATIONAL adaptation; LEADERSHIP; BLOODBORNE infections; ALLIED health personnel; EXPERIENCE; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; HYPODERMIC needles; INDUSTRIAL safety

An interview with Doctor Amanda Hessels, an assistant professor of Nursing at Columbia University School of Nursing, about sharps safety and how workers across multiple disciplines can share knowledge to help one another stay safe, is presented. Hessels talks about her career background, her background that she would like to share on the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act of 2001, and the risk of bloodborne pathogens.