The nurse is supervising the graduate nurse in caring for intravenous lines. Which actions by the graduate nurse require intervention and further education? Select all that apply.

Utilizes a 0.22 µm filter for the albumin infusion , Flushes the line with heparin after each medication administration , Hangs the maintenance IV fluids at 5’ and the antibiotic IV piggyback at 4’ , Tightens the roller clamp of the maintenance fluids while the antibiotics are infusing , Scrubs the hub with chlorhexidine for 10 seconds and dries for 10 seconds prior to accessing line. A 1.2 µm filter is used for albumin infusions. The line should be flushed with saline after each medication, not heparin. The IV piggyback antibiotics should hang higher than the maintenance IV fluid. The roller clamp is not tightened for the maintenance fluids during antibiotic infusion. Chlorhexidine requires a 15 second scrub and 15 second dry time, not 10 seconds.

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