The nurse plans to administer heparin by drawing the heparin up in an appropriate syringe, donning gloves, prepping the patient's abdominal area, inserting the needle, aspirating for blood, and injecting the medication. Which statement best describes the nurse's plan? A student nurse is administering heparin subcutaneously (SQ) to a client. The nurse should intervene if the student nurse does which of the following?

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Aspirating for blood when administering heparin subcutaneously is not recommended because it is unnecessary and can cause tissue trauma. Heparin is intended for subcutaneous tissue, not intravascular administration, so aspirating for blood is not a required step in the process.

The Nurse Plans to Administer Heparin by Drawing the Heparin