The importance of why we change our pt's IV equipment.

Nurse accused of reusing equipment; patients warned -
CNN.com Source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/08/rogue.nurse.diseases/index.html


A Fort Lauderdale nurse has resigned and more 1,800 patients have been notified that they may have been exposed to diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, after the nurse allegedly admitted to the hospital that she used disposable IV equipment on multiple patients, a violation of safety standards.