National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) (Nursing Care Center / Nursing Care Center)
Anticoagulation Therapy - Not Dispensed or Administered
Publish | January 01, 0001
How does NPSG.03.05.01 relate to my organization if we do not dispense or administer anticoagulants? Sometimes we will monitor or provide education on anticoagulation therapy, but we do not administer anticoagulants.
For the purposes of NPSG.03.05.01 "providing anticoagulation therapy" means dispensing or administering anticoagulants. If you do not dispense or administer anticoagulants then the requirement does not apply to your organization. Additionally, NPSG.03.05.01 does not apply for those organizations that are only monitoring (i.e. drawing labs and assessing for bleeding) or providing education on anticoagulation therapy
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