Wednesday, February 24, 2010
This week I will start planning on implementing my change project that was started last semester in Leadership. My plan is to implement the use of safety needles and a needleless system at the hospital in which I do some prn work for. Currently this hospital still uses older style needles and does not use a needleless system more than half the time. There are some nurses that use the new safety systems, but the majority of nurses at this hospital have been there for 20 plus years and hates the newer system. They just do not feel comfortable with it because they are use to using the older style. Many times I cannot even find a safety needle available and am forced to use a needle without a safety feature in place. So, my main goal is to try and get the newer safety system implemented and have the hospital do away with any needle that does not have a safety feature. I think my biggest barrier will be the older nurses who do not like change. This is a very small hometown hosptial and most of the nurses are set in their ways. Hopefully this project will be a succuess!
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Can needles be used with this needle-less system in a pinch? I have found that to be the biggest problem for many nurses. Unfortunately, the early needle-less systems that I have used did not work well with needles.
ReplyDeleteYes, needles can be used in an emergency. If there are no blunt tips available and only needles, this can be used if necessary. I have had to do this before because there were no blunt tips available and the needle worked just fine. I like the needleless systems, but mostly, I like the IV and venipuncture needles with the safety feature that allows for the cover-up of a used needle. I feel that this greatly reduces the number of needle sticks.
ReplyDeleteI have used the needle-less system at both hospitals I have worked at and I agree, they are fabulous! In San Diego, we also had retractable needles. After you gave an injection, you would just give the plunger an extra push and the needle would retract back up into the syringe. No worry of needle sticks. We don't have these at my current job and I really miss having that added security feature.
ReplyDeleteYour change project idea is a great one! What does the hospital think about it? Have you looked into the cost differences?
So far the hospital feels that it is a good idea, except for the few nurses that have been nursing for 20+ years and does not want to give up their old ways. I think that once they have the opportunity to see how easy the safety system is to work and how much safer they are they will be ok. As far as the cost difference, that is my next step in the project. I have not done this yet, but will post this info when I find it.
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