The nurse reviews the chart of a 55-year-old male patient wh…
The nurse reviews the chart of a 55-year-old male patient who arrived at the emergency department with symptoms consistent of a stroke. Symptom onset was today at 1200. A comprehensive neurological work up reveals the patient is having an ischemic stroke. The neurologist arrives to complete the tPA eligibility checklist. Determine if each statement below reflects inclusion criteria (must be met to be eligible for tPA), exclusion criteria (a contraindication for receiving tPA), or is non-essential (neither inclusion or exclusion criteria in the decision to administer tPA).