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LESSON PLAN <br /> PROGRAM: Pharmaceutical Waste, Sharps Container LOCATION: Manteca Care & Rehabilitation Center <br /> CLASS TITTLE: Pharmaceutical Waste, Sharps Container LENGTH OF TIME: 30 minutes <br /> INSTRUCTOR: Kimberly Barroga LVN/DSD AUDIENCE: All Staff <br /> PERFORMANCE TEACHING <br /> STANDARD/OBJECTIVE COURSE CONTENT METHODS EVALUATION <br /> Sharps waste is a form of biomedical waste composed of used "sharps", <br /> Participant will be able to: which includes any device or object used to puncture or lacerate the Discussion/ Staff member to <br /> skin. Sharps waste is classified as biohazardous waste and must be lecture verbalize understanding <br /> carefully handled. Common medical materials treated as sharps waste to the in-service <br /> Segregate Pharmaceutical are: <br /> waste from biohazard and <br /> sharps. . Hypodermic needles <br /> • Disposable scalpels and blades <br /> • Contaminated glass <br /> A sharps container is a hard plastic container that is used to safely <br /> dispose of hypodermic needles and other sharp medical instruments, <br /> such as an IV catheters and disposable scalpels. <br /> Needles are dropped into the container through an opening in the top. <br /> Needles should never be pushed or forced into the container, as damage <br /> to the container and/or needlestick injuries may result. Sharps containers <br /> should not be filled above the indicated line, usually two-thirds full. <br /> -Pharmaceutical waste and sharp waste should be segregated. <br /> -Do not discard any pharmaceutical waste in a sharp container. <br /> 1 <br />