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1. Lovenox Questions

   mkfunk replied to mkfunk's topic in General Nursing

   the 'do not aspirate' has been bugging me because i couldn't find where i had read this. however, i found it today in my drug book (davis drug guide for nurses, 8th edition). it states: sc: administer deep into sc tissue. alternate injection sites...

2. Lovenox Questions

   mkfunk replied to mkfunk's topic in General Nursing

   I am also a nursing student and graduating in May of this year... I asked because I have been taught not to aspirate, and never to expell the air because the air is pushed in last and keeps the Lovenox where you want it. The whole reason that I br...

3. Lovenox Questions

   mkfunk posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have some questions regarding Lovenox... Do you aspirate? Why or why not? Do you *always* leave the air bubble in? I understand that to avoid the loss of drug when using the 30 and 40 mg prefilled syringes the air bubble should be left in. W...