Needlestick injuries are one of the biggest occupational hazards within the healthcare environment, having the potential to put your health and job at risk – not to mention the resulting stress and trauma. Despite that fact, they go vastly unreported.

All healthcare workers deserve a culture of transparency and open communication around needlestick injuries – the confidence to report them without any blame or shame.

NSIs are NOT a sign of incompetence or negligence and reporting them shows a commitment to ensuring patient and staff safety

Here are 8 reasons to report a needlestick injury…