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1. Pushing Heparin through a Peripheral IV

   nrsing2011 replied to nrsing2011's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks for your answer! Thats exactly what I was thinking (as I've seen that same Pyxis request when I have given it). I just felt I should add for whoever else may read this that the heparin flushes were available because it was a chemotherapy unit...

2. Pushing Heparin through a Peripheral IV

   nrsing2011 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi, I am a nursing student and one of my patients today had a peripheral IV in the wrist that I couldn't get to draw blood, but it flushed. I called over my preceptor, and she decided to flush a 10mL heparin flush through it. The pt did have very poo...