The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) is extremely concerned with serious risks posed to nurses from needle stick injury in the country. More than 18,000 nurses report being pricked by contaminated ...

According to the Australian Nurses Federation (ANF) there are more than 18,000 reports of accidental needle stick injuries to nurses caused by syringes or other sharp items in Australia each year.

A study of newly-qualified nurses in the US has found they are at greater risk of suffering injuries if they work longer shifts, more overtime and at night. Subscribe today for unlimited access to ...

Nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals suffer around 800,000 needlestick injuries in U.S. hospitals every year, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information and a FOX ...

The needlestick injury happened when the nurse was recapping a used needle The nurse got the monkeypox vaccine within hours of the incident Testing of the lesion on the puncture site turned out ...

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] As the COVID-19 pandemic prolonged and the medical sector experienced strikes, voices calling for the recognition of nurses' hard work and improvement of their ...

A Florida hospital nurse was exposed to monkeypox through a needlestick in July, representing the nation’s first confirmed case from a healthcare exposure, the CDC said Oct. 17. The emergency ...

LITTLE ROCK — There is no typical day for Brenda Pollard Davidson. As the nurse for the Cedar Ridge School District, she said she just reacts to what comes her way. It could be an accident or an ...

A study of newly-qualified nurses in the US has found they are at greater risk of suffering injuries if they work longer shifts, more overtime and at night. The study, by researchers from the New York ...