In recent years, our ever increasing information and technology has played a vital role in changing nursing practice. Evidence based practice (EBP) will continue to have a positive impact on the care that we provide our patients and will continue to advance our healthcare system. There have been various quality improvement initiatives that have been adopted to advance patient care and safety. In these articles, a major goal that has been identified in the hospital setting is effective preventive management of venous thromboembolism (VTE). In 2005, a healthcare research and quality improvement program recognized that assessing and identifying patients that are at a high risk for VTE is imperative in improving patient safety and outcomes (Fein
