PMID- 31022035
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190523
LR  - 20190523
IS  - 1538-8689 (Electronic)
IS  - 0360-4039 (Linking)
VI  - 49
IP  - 5
DP  - 2019 May
TI  - Quality improvement: Adherence to nurse-driven heparin protocols.
PG  - 66-69
LID - 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000554212.71309.d1 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: This study assessed the impact of process standard work, a quality 
      improvement tool, on staff adherence to nurse-driven unfractionated heparin (UFH) 
      protocols in adult patients at a community teaching hospital. METHODS: This was a 
      retrospective quality improvement project, and statistical analysis was performed 
      by a senior research specialist at the facility. RESULTS: In total, 109 venous 
      thromboembolism or cardiac UFH anticoagulant protocols were included in the final 
      analysis, accounting for 445 activated partial thromboplastin time results. 
      CONCLUSION: There was no change in adherence to a nurse-driven UFH protocol among 
      adult patients after the implementation of process standard work.
FAU - Laughner, Chelsea
AU  - Laughner C
AD  - Chelsea Laughner, Ryan Sentz, and Alison Sabados are clinical pharmacists at 
      WellSpan York Hospital in York, Pa. Also at WellSpan York Hospital, Danielle Feil 
      is a clinical nurse specialist, and Amy Seitz Cooley is the director of nursing 
      excellence.
FAU - Sentz, Ryan
AU  - Sentz R
FAU - Sabados, Alison
AU  - Sabados A
FAU - Feil, Danielle
AU  - Feil D
FAU - Cooley, Amy Seitz
AU  - Cooley AS
LA  - eng
PT  - Clinical Trial
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Nursing
JT  - Nursing
JID - 7600137
RN  - 9005-49-6 (Heparin)
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Clinical Protocols
MH  - Heparin/*administration & dosage
MH  - Hospitals, Community
MH  - Hospitals, Teaching
MH  - Humans
MH  - Medication Adherence/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Nursing Evaluation Research
MH  - *Practice Patterns, Nurses'
MH  - *Quality Improvement
MH  - Retrospective Studies
EDAT- 2019/04/26 06:00
MHDA- 2019/05/24 06:00
CRDT- 2019/04/26 06:00
PHST- 2019/04/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/04/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/05/24 06:00 [medline]
AID - 00152193-201905000-00018 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000554212.71309.d1 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nursing. 2019 May;49(5):66-69. doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000554212.71309.d1.