NAPPSI Bibliography

The National Alliance for the Primary Prevention of Sharps Injuries (NAPPSI), based in Carlsbad, Calif. NAPPSI is a non-profit organization dedicated to minimizing sharps injuries in the healthcare workplace. NAPPSI promotes primary prevention as the first line of defense: Eliminate the sharp and eliminate the risk. NAPPSI also supports secondary prevention – that is, rendering safer those sharps that must be introduced into the healthcare workplace.

The articles in this section validate the effectiveness of primary prevention, show various ways of employing it in healthcare settings, detail how it helps providers comply with state and federal occupational safety mandates, and describe NAPPSI initiatives

Articles

Sharps Injuries: Infection control as a primary prevention strategy
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RNC, CRNI
Future Healthcare
Vol 1. 1 ed; 2006:136-138.

A new approach to needle safety primary prevention
Marilyn Hanchett RN, PhD (c), CPHQ
Managing Infection Control
March 2002
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Eliminating suture needlesticks through primary prevention
Gregory Schears, MD and Alvin Yamamoto, MD
Associations' Digest for the National Association of Residents and Interns
Winter 2002/2003
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Needlestick injuries
Steve Bierman, MD
Compliance Magazine
February 2003
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Blunting the dangers of sharps injuries: NAPPSI focuses on primary prevention
Katie Schatzlein, RN, MS
AOHP Journal
Summer 2002
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Ensure that primary prevention is part of your needlestick safety program
Marilyn Hanchett RN, PhD (c), CPHQ
Infection Control Today
December 2002
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Clinician Advisory aims to minimize medical sharps injuries
Brad Poulos
Managing Infection Control
May 2002
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NAPPSI’s Safety Device List: An important tool for infection control and safety professionals
Marilyn Hanchett RN, PhD (c), CPHQ
Infection Control Today
March 2003
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