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Table 3 Median time spent on protocols/procedures related to monitoring residents who are stable on warfarin therapy

From: Nurses’ self-reported time estimation of anticoagulation therapy: a survey of warfarin management in long-term care

Protocols/procedures

Completion time per patient (minutes)

Weekly frequency

Document/monitor laboratory values on the anticoagulation care/flow sheet

10

1

INR

5

1

Monitor for bruising/bleeding, symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding

5

7

Routine physical assessment to monitor for signs/symptoms of bleeding

5

3

  1. INR = international normalized ratio.