As a new nurse, I remember an argument on my unit questioning whether or not to inject lovenox whith the air bubble. My nurse educator at the time put an end to the question and explained that the air bubble remains in the syringe to be injected after the medication so that lovenox is pushed deeper into the tissue and would prevent bruising.
Recently, this issue was brought up again. Apparently, all the nurses at another hospital get rid of the air bubbles because all air bubbles are dangerous. It made me wonder if I have been giving lovenox the wrong way. Do I push out the air bubble or not?