Safe injection, infusion, and medication vial practices in health care (2016). | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Safe injection, infusion, and medication vial practices in health care (2016). | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Organizational Policy/Guidelines
 
• Published February 2016

Safe injection, infusion, and medication vial practices in health care (2016).

Dolan SA, Arias KM, Felizardo G, et al. Washington, DC: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology; February 2016.

Improper injection practices associated with point-of-care testing and treatment can contributeto the spread of health care–associated infections. This position paper outlines how clinicians and infection preventionists can reduce unsafe behaviors with surveillance, oversight, enforcement, individual skills development, and professional accountability.

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