Preparing nurses to initiate thrombolytic therapy for patients with an acute myocardial infarction - Is there a consensus?

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-68

  Albarran, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Education for practice; Nurse led thrombolysis; Nursing roles; Practice development; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACCREDITATION; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; TEACHING; TRAINING;

EID: 1542345671     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-5953(03)00020-9     Document Type: Article

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