title: Treatment protocols: practical considerations for hospital implementation of thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator.
abstract: Treatment protocols are critical to the delivery of rapid nursing assessment and prompt patient intervention. These protocols must be developed to ensure patient standardization and quality of care. The key points to include in treatment protocols are guidelines for triage; inclusion-exclusion criteria; pretreatment and posttreatment standing orders; patient care management guidelines; and, if applicable, transport to a tertiary center and cardiac catheterization instructions.
mesh_terms: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014218:Triage
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator