Smallwood A
Coronary Care Unit, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton.
Nurs Crit Care. 2000 Jan-Feb;5(1):15-21.
This study explores medical consultants' attitudes to the concept and introduction of nurse-initiated thrombolysis within a coronary care unit. A self-administered questionnaire was used to gauge attitudes of consultants who care for patients admitted to coronary care. Themes that emerged were: conceptual awareness, medico-legal aspects and professional preparedness. Further research is advocated to explore the attitudes and experiences of nurses and physicians involved in the practice of nurse-initiated thrombolysis.
