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Hand-Healthy Hand Scrubs - December 2013 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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OSE_1213_part2_Layout 1 12/5/13 2:53 PM Page 61 E M P L O Y E E S A F E T Y UNDER THE KNIFE Many surgeons are hesitant to give up their traditional scalpels. Are there alternatives for safer Beverly Kirchner, RN, BSN, CNOR, CASC Southlake, Texas 8 questions on the rules that protect your staff. Getting the Point Of Sharps Safety I n recent years, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and its state counterparts have been stepping up inspections for compliance with sharps safety and other issues at surgical facilities nationwide. Some of the resulting citations and fines have made headlines. How well do you know the agency's needlestick D E C E M B E R 2013 | O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E 6 1

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