Course Code: REL-ACU-0-ASTT
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Identify patients who are candidates for thrombolytic therapy in the setting of an acute stroke.
Identify nursing care for patients receiving thrombolytic therapy.
Recall two medications for the treatment of post-ischemic stroke.
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
Writer: Zeliha Ozen, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL
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).
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Physicians; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.