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Academic Journal
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Emergency Nurse; Sep2004, Vol. 12 Issue 5, p27-34, 8p, 1 Chart
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Discusses research on nursing diagnostics and electrocardiogram interpretation in relation to thrombolysis. Risks of rapid assessment and subsequent thrombolysis of patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction; Evidence supporting nurse-initiated thrombolysis services; Use of vignettes as a research approach; Explanation for the reluctance to use the term diagnosis in relation to nurse assessment.