Evaluating the Efficacy of a Nursing-Driven versus Provider-Driven Heparin Protocol

Presenter Information

Naman Upadhyay, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Joseph Soucy, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Steven Manobianco, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Samantha Sokoloff, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Sairamya Bodempudi, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Veda Pejaver, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Max Ruge, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Lynda Thomson, PharmD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Lily Ackermann, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Start Date

5-27-2021 9:00 AM

End Date

5-27-2021 5:00 PM

Description

At Thomas Jefferson University Hospital patients who require heparin infusions are monitored either by nursing alone or the resident and the nurse together.

This project aims to determine:

1. Which protocol more efficiently shortens the time to therapeutic?
2. Are patients therapeutic longer under a certain protocol?
3. Do more patients under either protocol suffer from bleeding complications?

Keywords

Heparin, Reduced Hand off, Communication, Nursing-driven protocol

Comments

Presented at the 2021 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference