Biohazard And Needle-Stick Exposure Response Practice Test

An LPN in the emergency department is cleaning a treatment room and is accidentally stuck by an uncapped needle left on the bedside table after a procedure; the source client is not immediately identifiable. What is the nurse’s PRIORITY action following the exposure?

On a postpartum unit, an LPN finds a used syringe without a safety device activated in the linen hamper. The client’s infection status is not known. What is the nurse's PRIORITY action?