Patients’ Knowledge of and Practices Relating to the Disposal of Used Insulin Needles

Patients’ Knowledge of and Practices Relating to the Disposal of Used Insulin Needles

Objective: To determine (1) how patients currently dispose of used insulin needles, (2) whether patients were educated about disposal of their used insulin needles, and (3) who educated patients about the disposal of their used insulin needles.Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was designed...

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Main Authors: Kerri T. Musselman, PharmD, Brigitte L. Sicat, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, Michelle Herbert Thomas, PharmD, CDE, Spencer E. Harpe, PharmD, PhD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2010-01-01
Series:INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy
Subjects:
sharps disposal
public health
safety
insulin
needlestick injuries
Online Access:http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/innovations/prod/groups/cop/@pub/@cop/@innov/documents/article/cop_article_291470.pdf

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