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The nurse is caring for a 65-year-old female client who had an acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and requires thrombolytic therapy. Which of the following actions should the nurse be prepared to take? a. Administer prescribed recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) over three hours. b. Confirm that the client’s prothrombin time is greater than 16 seconds. c. Determine when the client was last seen normal (LSN). d. Determine the client’s body mass index (BMI) for drug dosing purposes.

          The nurse is caring for a 65-year-old female client who had an acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and
requires thrombolytic therapy. Which of the following actions should the nurse be prepared to take?
a. Administer prescribed recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) over three hours.
b. Confirm that the client’s prothrombin time is greater than 16 seconds.
c. Determine when the client was last seen normal (LSN).
d. Determine the client’s body mass index (BMI) for drug dosing purposes.

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