PDF] Managing Hypertension in Patients With Stroke Are You Prepared for Labetalol Infusion

This overview is appropriate for staff nurses who work in emergency, intensive care, and medical units and nurse educators and managers involved in the development of stroke protocols and educational programs also will find the information useful. To purchase reprints, contact The InnoVision Group, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656. Phone, (800) 809-2273 or (949) 362-2050 (ext 532); fax, (949) 362-2049; e-mail, [email protected]. In this article, I focus on the nursing considerations for management of hypertension, including administration of labetalol, in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with rtPA. In addition, I describe the relationships among cerebral blood flow, blood pressure, and stroke: concepts that direct guidelines for care. This overview is appropriate for staff nurses who work in emergency, intensive care, and medical units. Nurse educators and managers involved in the development of stroke protocols and educational programs also will find the information useful.

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