The nurse is administering an injection to a client with AIDS and, when finished, attempts to recap the needle and sustains a needlestick to the finger. What is the priority action by the nurse?

The nurse is administering an injection to a client with AIDS and, when finished, attempts to recap the needle and sustains a needlestick to the finger. What is the priority action by the nurse?

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The nurse is administering an injection to a client with AIDS and, when finished, attempts to recap the needle and sustains a needlestick to the finger. What is the priority action by the nurse?


a) Obtain counseling.

b) Fill out a risk management report.

c) Report the incident to the supervisor

d) Call the lab to draw the nurse's blood.



Answer: Report the incident to the supervisor


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