Filtering nursing prepared IVPush

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Carol Labadie
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Filtering nursing prepared IVPush

There is some discussion at ASHP about requiring nursing to use filters for IV push medications that they prepare on the unit. Is anyone requiring this? Is this an old policy or a new one implemented with the minibag shortage?