Exposure of used needles
A medical office assistant was preparing an examination room for the next patient. When she picked up paper towels on the floor to dispose in the trash, she punctured her thumb
with a needle that was loosely wrapped in the towels. Because this clinic is an outpatient Human immunodeficiency virus clinic, she was very worried about being exposed to HIV.
Describe how this exposure of used needles could have been prevented. How do we know if she acquired Human immunodeficiency virus?
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