New grad nurse accidentally sticks herself with a needle used on a patient and struggles with the lack of immediate guidance and a streamlined reporting and testing process.

Workarounds Described

• spent 20 minutes on the phone with occ health
• had to page the RC to come tell the patient
• went down to the ED for labs which took 2 hours

Implied Software Gaps

• A mobile app that guides the nurse through immediate steps after a needlestick injury, including filing a digital incident report and notifying occupational health and the patient automatically.
• A streamlined digital system to order and track lab tests for both the nurse and the patient in real time.
• A secure communication platform to coordinate patient notification without multiple phone calls and pages.

StickSafe Nurse

A mobile app that provides an immediate step-by-step protocol for needlestick injuries, auto-generates the occupational health report, sends encrypted notifications to supervisors, and tracks lab results for both the patient and the nurse. Eliminates confusion and reduces time spent on phone calls and paperwork during a highly stressful event.