title: Prophylactic treatment for DVT: what's your role?
abstract: Nursing's responsibilities while caring for patients having the potential of developing DVT include risk factor assessment and implementation of the prescribed prophylactic treatment started on admission and based on present risk factors and current research.
authors.affiliation: Center for Nursing Practice, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
authors.forename: Byron L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Burlingame
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*