Kara Hoffman

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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...
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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

   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...
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   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,...