After providing care to a client, the nurse is disposing of waste materials. Which waste would the nurse identify as injurious waste? Select all that apply.
A) Used syringe with attached needle
B) Used fingerstick lancet
C) Blood-soiled dressings
D) Cotton-tipped applicator used for wound cleaning
E) Chemotherapy solution container

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Injurious wastes include needles, scalpel blades, lancets, broken glass, pipettes, and aerosol cans. Blood-soiled dressings or contaminated cotton-tipped applicators would be considered infectious waste. Chemotherapy solution containers would be considered hazardous waste.

After Providing Care to a Client, the Nurse Is Disposing