Routine practice with sharps

Frequency

Percent (%)

Recap needle and discard into waste bin (a)

55

65.5

Recap needle and discard into sharp bin (b)

11

13.1

Discard sharps into sharp bin without recapping (c)

4

4.8

Discard sharps in the waste bin without recapping (d)

2

2.4

Scoop the cap and discard both (e)

1

1.2

a + b*

6

7.1

a + c*

1

1.2

b + c*

2

2.4

c + d*

1

1.2

a + b + c + d*

1

1.2

Total

84

100.0