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Best Practices and Lessons Learned from 200+ Hospitals
  • Alteplase
  • Best Practices
  • CME Activities
  • Critical Care
  • Emergency
  • Neurology
  • Telemedicine
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Join us in celebrating National Stroke Awareness Month and National Neuroscience Nurses Week as our panel reviews several TeleSpecialists’ best practice recommendations and discusses new focus areas for the improvement of stroke care.
Quality Improvement in Acute Stroke Care: A Teleneurologist's Perspective
  • Alteplase
  • Best Practices
  • CME Activities
  • Critical Care
  • Emergency
  • Nursing Continuing Education
  • Stroke
  • 1.00 Nursing Education Hours
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Evidence has shown that the benefits of IV tPA and thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke are time-dependent.  Therefore, AHA guidelines have made certain recommendations regarding door-to-needle and door-to-groin puncture time.  Despite this, the majority of acute ischemic patients who receive tPA and thrombectomy are not treated within this time.  Stroke quality programs have been shown to improve doo-to-needle and door-to-groin puncture time, thus improving outcomes in the care of acute ischemic stroke.  This program will discuss best practices in acute stroke care to assist healthcare pr