The purpose of this (2) hour course is to update nurses on current guidelines for prophylaxis, treatment, and complications arising from venous thromboembolism (VTE) formation.

By the end of this course, you will have the skills to:

✔️ Recognize the signs, symptoms, and risk factors for venous thromboembolism.

✔️ List criteria anticoagulant selection for an individual patient.

✔️ Identify differences between unfractionated heparin and low molecular weight heparin.

✔️ Discuss complications of venous thromboembolism.

✔️ Review prophylactic measures used to prevent complications.

✔️ Review post‐thrombotic syndrome and discuss pulmonary embolism (PE).

✔️ Identify content for patient teaching.