The nurse has provided instructions to a client who will receive alteplase for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. the nurse determines that teaching was effective if the client states that the main action of alteplase is what?

Alteplase belongs to the drug class of tissue plasminogen activator. The main action of alteplase is that it activates tissue plasminogen and converts it into plasmin; wherein its action is primarily fibrinolytic. Fibrinolysis refers to the break down of fibrin clots, which is the main component of your thrombus.