There was no counseling or awareness of what I was supposed to do. So Holtorf spoke with a phlebotomist at the facility who told her that she needed to be tested for disease and that the inmate also needed to be tested. Even with the best safety program in place, accidental needle sticks can occur. According to Hall, workers should report any needle stick injury to management immediately. State facilities now have ongoing education and training programs for health care professionals to teach them the latest safety measures.
Accidental infection is always in the back of the nurses' minds.
You pray that it doesn't.