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CE Home > Neurology > CE157-60 Brain Attack, Part II — Administering a Thrombolytic Agent
Advanced Practice Course
CE157-60e ·1.0 hr
Brain Attack, Part II — Administering a Thrombolytic Agent
Author: Janice L. Hinkle, RN, PhD, CNRN

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The goal of this program is to enhance nurses’ ability to administer thrombolytic agents and care for patients who have had an ischemic brain attack. After you study the information presented here, you will be able to —

  • Explain how thrombolytic agents work.
  • List the inclusion and exclusion criteria for administration of alteplase (tissue plasminogen activator, recombinant; t-PA), [Activase].
  • Explain the nursing care of a patient receiving IV t-PA.

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