An emergency department nurse is admitting a client with ischemic stroke who is eligible for thrombolytic therapy. The nurse works quickly to provide care, knowing that for this therapy to be effective, it must be administered in a post-stroke time window of
A) 30 minutes.
B) 3 hours.
C) 6 hours.
D) 12 hours.

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Thrombolytic therapy must be administered as soon as possible after the onset of the stroke; a treatment window of 3 hours from the onset of manifestations has been established.

An Emergency Department Nurse Is Admitting a Client with Ischemic