Drive-through Anticoagulation Clinic During The COVID-19 Pandemic

An innovative approach to anticoagulation management during the COVID-19 pandemic was used at our center that allowed patients to stay in their vehicle while our anticoagulation advanced practice nurse obtained blood for point-of-care INR (POC/INR) testing, while at the same time, education and counseling were completed. A significant improvement in the median percentage of INR within the therapeutic range (TR) was observed among the patients who utilized the drive-through clinic. A small group of patients improved compliance to anticoagulation monitoring.

https://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(21)00401-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - September 7, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Jean Giver, Amy L. Dunn, Amanda Sankar, Joseph Stanek, Kay Monda, Joan Canini, Bryce A. Kerlin, Vilmarie Rodriguez Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research