Comparison of Outcomes: Nurse-Driven vs. Physician-Driven Weight-Based Intravenous Heparin Protocol.

The transition from a physician-driven heparin protocol to a nurse- driven heparin protocol at one institution resulted in shorter times to therapeutic activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), increased time within goal aPTT range, and an increased percent- age of patients who ultimately achieved a therapeutic aPTT.