Shared in an interview In December 2023, I was administering a long-acting injectable HIV medication to a patient with a needle that had a safety shield mechanism on it — the kind that you click onto the needle after using it to be sure the...

During my career as a nurse, there have been concerns such as HIV, Hepatitis C, COVID, staffing shortages, and needlesticks, to name a few. You can have state-of-the-art equipment, proper PPE, and follow all protocols, yet sometimes situations are still unpredictable. There are needleless systems...

HIV and hepatitis. These two words haunted me for six months following a needle stick injury.Many people do not realize how often nurses put themselves at risk while trying to save patients’ lives. People may think that because we are in a secure, safe location...