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1. Heparin IV Administration

   NurseNibbles replied to NurseNibbles's topic in Patient Medications

   I hear ya! Thank you. And I completely agree! When we were talking about this at work, a co-worker of mine (a senior nurse) told me that Heparin is run on its own pump, by itself, with its own...

2. Heparin IV Administration

   NurseNibbles replied to NurseNibbles's topic in Patient Medications

   Thank you for your reply. I am primarily looking for the rationale for NOT running Heparin as a secondary (IVPB). I can not find any documentation supporting this, and I am not sure what the error is....

3. Heparin IV Administration

   NurseNibbles posted a topic in Patient Medications

   Please, can someone offer rationale for administering heparin into an existing primary line (such as NS) using the port most proximal to the patient. I can not find any reliable evidence based...