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Administering heparin and insulin SQ

melvinsgirl replied to melvinsgirl's topic in Safety

I'm sorry, he was scheduled for Lovenox (LMWH) and regular insulin and the same time of day. I thought that I wouldn't be able to use the PICC line arm because there was a sign on the patient's door no needle sticks in left arm.
Administering heparin and insulin SQ

melvinsgirl posted a topic in Safety

I am a nursing student. During clinicals I had a patient with a fresh abdominal incision and a PICC line in his left arm. I wasn't administering medication for him that day, but it made me wonder? If his abdomen was too sore for the heparin injec...