Direct oral anticoagulants: new drugs with practical problems. How can nurses help prevent patient harm?

Michael A. Barras; David Hughes; Melanie Ullner

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Direct oral anticoagulants: new drugs with practical problems. How can nurses help prevent patient harm?

March 9, 2016

Barras MA, Hughes D, Ullner M. Nurs Health Sci. 2016;18(3):408-11.

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Anticoagulants are high-alert medications that require regular monitoring and adjustments to ensure prescriptions are safe for patients. This commentary discusses how multidisciplinary team management for patients using oral anticoagulants can help reduce risk of adverse events.

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