Acute Stroke: Thrombolytic Therapy

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Stroke

Background

Types of Stroke

Stroke Signs and Symptoms

General Supportive and Emergency Treatment

Stroke Assessment

Review

Summary

Section 3: Thrombolytic Therapy

Jessica 

Thrombolytic and Antithrombotic Medications

TPA

When to Stop tPA

TPA Care

Jessica

Summary

Section 4: Discharge Planning and Education

Todd

Background

Antiplatelet Therapy

Anticoagulants

Side Effects

Summary

Section 5: Post Stroke Screening Tools

Review

Summary

Section 6: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Zeliha has extensive experience in critical care nursing in acute care hospitals, including cardiac intensive care (CICU) and medical intensive care units (MICU). She has served in various roles, including educator, preceptor, charge nurse, and advanced critical care life support (ACLS) instructor. She has extensive experience as a code nurse for a 900-bed hospital. Zeliha has been a lung transplant coordinator for around five years and was responsible for pre-transplant care, waitlist management, and post-lung transplant care. Zeliha has worked on cutting-edge transplant organ procurement initiatives such as Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) and has managed patients in a hospital that performs around 100 transplants annually. Additionally, Zeliha has served as quality chair council for the heart and vascular services and has worked on several quality initiatives for the service line, such as infection control, cardiac education, nursing resiliency, and nursing onboarding. She has served on various leadership councils in the CICU. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saint John University in Rochester, New York. She has a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master’s in Clinical Nurse Leadership (CNL) from Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is also certified as a Critical Care Nurse (CCRN).