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Recapping needles

We were having a discussion about this in clinical today and I was hoping to get some input..

I know that you should never recap a needle, but are there instances which are unavoidable and it must be done? i.e. if you just gave an IM injection in the deltoid closest to the window in the room and would have to walk around the bed and to the other side of the room to get to a sharps container?

I know a lot of needles have safety devices that will cover the needle when done, but I'm talking about needles that do not have these devices.

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I understand the no capping after giving an injection but never understood not recapping after preparing an injection. If you happen to poke yourself, then so be it... you prepare a new injection. Obviously, you don't want to be careless about it, but if it happens it happens.

We recap if we pull up a med that is done by injection. I am certainly not about to draw it up and leave it uncapped until I get into the room to give it.

We never recap dirty.

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