Needlestick injuries - a new article by a member of our staff

Congratulations to Jean Rogers, Practice Education Facilitator at Stepping Hill Hospital, whose article on needlestick injuries is on the cover of the August 11th issue of the Nursing Standard.

Her article is called ‘Venous thromboprophylaxis: reducing needlestick injury’, and can be found in the Nursing Standard, volume 24, issue 49, pages 35-41. You can read the article in print in the library at Pinewood House, or online at the following address: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?Ver=1&Exp=04-02-2011&RQT=318&PMID=36596

(You'll need an Athens account to access the journal electronically – please contact the library on 0161 419 4690 if you do not have one).

Jean has also co-authored a book called Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, which is due out in February. Well done Jean!