Abstract
Clot-busting thrombolysis treatment is recommended for some patients with stroke if it can be administered within 4.5 hours of stroke onset. Over the past few years, initiatives across the UK stemming from the Department of Health's (2007) National Stroke Strategy have attempted to improve various aspects of stroke treatment, including rates and speed of administration of thrombolysis ( NHS Improvement, 2010a ; 2010b ). Specialist stroke nurses have played an important part in these efforts, but there is a limited amount of literature defining the nursing role in thrombolysis treatment. This article provides an overview of the nursing role in delivering thrombolysis treatment in acute ischaemic stroke and the factors that affect it.
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