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1. Heparin Flush for CVC

   astudentnurse10 replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing

   That would be amazing, thanks iluvivt!!

2. Heparin Flush for CVC

   astudentnurse10 replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks I

3. Heparin Flush for CVC

   astudentnurse10 replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing

   Can I ask what hospital you work at? The hospitals I've checked with in the Bay Area do not use heparin to flush CVCs, but they will use heparin for chest ports. I'd be interested to see the article you were mentioning because the only evidence based...

4. Heparin Flush for CVC

   astudentnurse10 replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing

   Is there any way you could send me a link to the article, and possibly your hospital's protocol? This would help me so much, since the EBP I'm finding is only about Normal saline. Thanks!

5. Heparin Flush for CVC

   astudentnurse10 replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the feedback. I'm just trying to find out if any hospitals still use it and what that particular hospital protocol is regarding the use of heparin to flush CVC's. I'm interested in learning the reasoning since, as stated before, the ev...

6. Heparin Flush for CVC

   astudentnurse10 replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing

   CCL RN, Can you tell me what hospital you work at? I'm trying to find a hospital that uses heparin, in order to see what their policy/procedures are around flushing CVC lines. Thank You

7. Heparin Flush for CVC

   astudentnurse10 replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing

   CCL RN, Can you tell me what hospital you work at? I'm trying to find a hospital that uses heparin, in order to see what their policy/procedures are around flushing CVC lines. Thank You

8. Heparin Flush for CVC

   astudentnurse10 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I am a nursing student and I'm trying to find out if there are any hospitals that still use heparin to flush central venous catheters. My school teaches us to use heparin, yet none of the hospitals that I've worked at use heparin. If you use ...