Touch contamination is a threat to syringe safety. Nurses reuse flush syringes to reduce waste. Never use a flush syringe more than once.

One and Done: prefilled flush syringes. American nurse july 2021

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ISMP Safe Practice Guidelines for Adult IV Push Medications

Developed to help healthcare facilities standardize the safe administration of parenteral IV push medications and prevent unsafe practices and at-risk behaviors associated with IV push administration of adult medications.

Arizona Nurse July, August, September 2019

  • No consistency in regards to teaching our future nurses how to administer IVP medications

  • Vast variety how IVP medications are being unsafely and unnecessarily diluted against manufacturer or pharmacy recommendations

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