I have recently been working on getting information together on what it would cost switching from the original needles to the new safety needles. I talked to our DON to get a round about cost on what they spent monthly on the current needles they use. This is a small hospital, so the cost for this hospital is very small compared to a large hospital. Monthly, between blood collection needles, IV catheters, and injection needles, it cost the hospital approximately $658.00, or approximately $ 7,900.00 per year. After checking the cost of the more advanced safety needles, I found that it would cost the hospital approximately 1,200.00 per month, or 14,400.00 per year. It would cost the hospital about $6,500 more a year to switch to the newer style needles. From my research on needlesticks, one needlestick that does not result in transmission of blood borne illness can cost up to $3,000, and if someone is infected by a needlestick, it can cost 1 million or more with all the medical treatment, medications, and lawsuits. So I think that it is worth the extra money to help reduce the chance of needlesticks in order to protect the hosptial from possibly being out a million dollars or more if there were an employee that contacted an illness from a needlestick. I checked to see how many needlesticks the hosptial has had over the past 5 years, and it ranges from none to as many as 4 in one year. The total over the past 5 years has been 8 needlesticks between nursing and lab staff. Thankfully no sticks have resulted in transmission of disease, but if you think about the money spent by the hospital over the past 5 years, approximately $24,000, it could have been possible to reduce that amount by having the safety needles. I know that needlesticks can happen with the safety needles as well, but the chances are much less. Even a reduction of 3 sticks could have saved $9,000. I will take this information to the CEO and DON and continue to discuss the positive results that can occur by switching to the safety needles.