EL-HEALTH-001Government / policy
Sharps Safety for Healthcare Settings
CDC prevention guidance for sharps safety in healthcare settings.
Source boundary
It is guidance, not a complete annual surveillance dataset for every U.S. healthcare setting.
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Before you assign
A guide,
not a credential.
01
Source first
Students should open original sources alongside the stable exhibits that describe their scope and limits.
02
No accreditation
This is not an accredited curriculum, CE activity, clinical training, or professional credential.
03
No individual advice
The materials do not offer individual medical, workplace-compliance, legal, or claim guidance.
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Choose a teaching lens
Build an assignment
from evidence.
Lens 01
Occupational safety
Compare prevention and exposure-control guidance with the public-health evidence that gives those sources context.
Neutral discussion prompt
“What is the difference between prevention guidance and evidence that a particular intervention was adopted?”
EL-HEALTH-002Government / policy
Evaluating and Controlling Exposure
OSHA guidance on exposure-control evaluation and engineering controls.
Source boundary
It is occupational-safety guidance, not evidence about the outcome of an individual injury or legal claim.
EL-POLICY-001Government / policy
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (H.R. 5178)
The official congressional record for federal needlestick-safety legislation.
Source boundary
Legislation establishes legal requirements; it does not by itself measure later device adoption or injury reduction.
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Instructor notes
Make the
source trail visible.
Suggested use
Assign one lens, ask students to follow both the stable exhibit and original source, then require a one-sentence scope statement.
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