An audit of clinical nurse practitioner led thrombolysis to improve the treatment of acute myocardial infarction

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 462-465

  Lloyd, G ^a   Roberts, A ^a   Bashir, I ^a   Mumby, M ^a   Kamalvand, K ^a   Cooke, R ^a  

^a WILLIAM HARVEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Nurse practitioners; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DRUG INDICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SAFETY; STANDARD; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; CORONARY CARE UNITS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING AUDIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034512197     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/22.4.462     Document Type: Article

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