PMID- 15334862
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20041104
LR  - 20190917
IS  - 0277-0008 (Print)
IS  - 0277-0008 (Linking)
VI  - 24
IP  - 8 Pt 2
DP  - 2004 Aug
TI  - Unfractionated heparin: a nursing dilemma.
PG  - 156S-160S
AB  - Nurses face challenges in all aspects of their practice, especially with 
      administering and monitoring drugs in a safe, effective manner. Key factors known 
      to affect drug administration include general drug knowledge, formal nurse 
      education, continuing education needs, clinical experience, and the nationwide 
      nursing shortage. Other factors are advances in technologic aids and quality 
      improvement initiatives. Emphasis on patient safety is growing, especially as it 
      relates to drug therapy and high-alert drugs such as unfractionated heparin 
      (UFH). Specific interventions related to UFH administration can enhance patient 
      care management. Because nurses are at the site of direct patient care, they are 
      often in an opportune position for identifying medication errors. At the same 
      time, and most important, nurses need to collaborate with other health care 
      professionals to actively develop solutions to minimize these errors. Adopting a 
      systems approach and working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team can 
      result in improved patient outcomes.
FAU - Oertel, Lynn B
AU  - Oertel LB
AD  - Anticoagulation Management Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 
      Massachusetts 02114, USA. loertel@partners.org
CN  - Heparin Consensus Group
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - United States
TA  - Pharmacotherapy
JT  - Pharmacotherapy
JID - 8111305
RN  - 0 (Fibrinolytic Agents)
RN  - 9005-49-6 (Heparin)
SB  - IM
MH  - Education, Nursing
MH  - Fibrinolytic Agents/*adverse effects/therapeutic use
MH  - Heparin/*adverse effects/therapeutic use
MH  - Medication Errors/*prevention & control
MH  - Nursing Care/*organization & administration
MH  - Quality Assurance, Health Care/organization & administration
RF  - 14
EDAT- 2004/09/01 05:00
MHDA- 2004/11/05 09:00
CRDT- 2004/09/01 05:00
PHST- 2004/09/01 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/11/05 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2004/09/01 05:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1592/phco.24.12.156s.36111 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Pharmacotherapy. 2004 Aug;24(8 Pt 2):156S-160S. doi: 
      10.1592/phco.24.12.156s.36111.