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.
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