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Do you scrub the hub of a PICC between each medication?

Kara Hoffman replied to Kara Hoffman's topic in General Nursing

THANK YOU. Not sure why people would think that TWO experienced nurses (since i stated both were in the room) would even let me leave the room with an uncapped PICC hub hanging out to grab the flush that i obviously should have had in the first place...
Do you scrub the hub of a PICC between each medication?

Kara Hoffman replied to Kara Hoffman's topic in General Nursing

I did not leave the room. The heparin flush was on the bed right in front of me, still capped. I held the hub, did not let it touch anything after disconnecting the saline, and uncapped the heparin flush.
Do you scrub the hub of a PICC between each medication?

Kara Hoffman posted a topic in General Nursing

Hi! I’m a new grad currently orienting to my unit and this question came up the other day. Basically, I was heparin locking a PICC at shift change. I disconnected the IV tubing, scrubbed the hub, attached a saline syringe and checked blood return the...