Question

There are safety devices that help protect from sharps injuries. characteristics of these devices include that they do not interfere with patient care, are easy to use and have clear instructions, can be engaged with one hand, enable hands to remain behind the exposed sharp, and are visibly different when activated. what is missing from this list?

Answer 1

Based on the given list above about the characteristics of the device, the one that is missing in the list is this:  Come attached with safety features that can not be removed. The rest of the characteristics must also be observed. Hope this answers your question. Have a great day!

Answer 2

Answer:

Another feature that is missing from this amazing list of qualities for devices that have been created to ensure both the safety of patients and of healthcare workers, would be: That they come with in-built safety features that cannot be removed from them, no matter who manipulates them.

These unmovable safety features ensure that even if a worker wishes to take them away for comfort purposes, they cannot. Safety comes before anything else.

Explanation:

It must be remembered that safety features in devices that contain sharp objects, like needles, because of the risk these have for workers, are of paramount importance. Lancets, needles, and other such sharp objects that can cause serious injury to both patients and healthcare workers, are also used to come in contact with fluids, and skin, and thus also become potential carriers, and transmitters, of illnesses. This is why, by ensuring that safety features, like the retraction of needless once used, cannot be removed, or stopped, these devices cannot be either re-used, or can harm someone if there is an accident.