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Abstract Stroke is a serious disease that entails an enormous burden of mortality, morbidity, disability and health care cost. Ischemic stroke accounts for 80 percent of all stroke cases. Aim: This study aimed to assess the emergency nurse’s knowledge and practice regarding care of acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. Design: A Descriptive exploratory research design was utilized in this study. Setting: Data were collected from Emergency Department, As-Salam International Hospital at Al-maady districl in Egypt. Sample: A convenience sample of 38 • nurses both male and female. Tools of data collection: Three tools were utilized in this study which are: (1) Nurses demographic questionnaire (2) Nurses Knowledge assessment questionnaire (3) Nurses Observational checklist. Results: This study revealed that more than half of studied nurses had satisfactory level of total knowledge regarding care of acute ischemic stroke patients. The most of the studied nurses were competent regarding care of acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. There was positive fair correlation between total knowledge of the studied nurses with their total practices regarding care of acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. Conclusion: The study concluded that there were satisfactory level of nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding care of acute ischemic stroke patients. Recommendations: Increase knowledge of emergency nurses through a seminar and workshop and encourage the implementation of future educational program for nurses in all hospitals where recombinant tissue plasminogen activator administration is applied. |