A review of barriers to thrombolytic therapy: Implications for nursing care in the emergency department

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 88-94

  Johnson, Melissa ^a   Bakas, Tamilyn ^b  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; STATISTICS; STROKE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950959992     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0b013e3181ce5a48     Document Type: Review

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