Episode 218: Central Venous Catheters: Heparin Harms and Recommendations for Flushing

<p>“Saline is very benign and doesn’t have any risk of harm for the patient. They’re small doses, so we’re not worried about sodium or anything. The risk of heparin is actually quite extensive,” MiKaela Olsen, DNP, APRN-CNS, AOCNS®, FAAN, clinical program director in oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Health System in Baltimore, MD, told Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a conversation about the latest evidence surrounding central venous catheter flushing solutions and techniques. You can earn free NCPD contact hours after listening to this episode by completing the evaluation linked below.</p> <p>Music Credit: “<a href="http://www.incompetech.com/">Fireflies and Stardust</a>” by Kevin MacLeod</p> <p>Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0</p> <p>Earn 0.75 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by July 29, 2024. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.</p> <p><strong>Episode Notes</strong></p> <p>Check out these resources from today’s episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://courses.ons.org/diweb/catalog/item/eid/P461">Complete this evaluation for free NCPD</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.ons.org/access-device-standards">ONS Access Device Standards</a></li> <li><em>Oncology Nursing Podcast</em> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-127-reduce-and-manage-extravasations-when-administering-cancer-treatments"> Episode 127: Reduce and Manage Extravasations When Administering Cancer Treatments</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-162-what-nurses-need-know-about-central-lines-and-ports"> Episode 162: What Nurses Need to Know About Central Lines and Ports</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><em>Clinical Journal of Onco