Abstract TP365: Think Big: Weekly Stroke Education for Registered Nurses on the Stroke Unit

Abstract only Background: Nurses play a pivotal role in all phases of care of the stroke patient. Stroke Nurses have responded to the challenge of making stroke systems of care a reality in recent years. We wanted our stroke nurses to use evidence-based practice to organize and deliver stroke servic...

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Published in:Stroke (1970) 2013-02, Vol.44 (suppl_1)
Main Author: Robertson, Betty
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Abstract only Background: Nurses play a pivotal role in all phases of care of the stroke patient. Stroke Nurses have responded to the challenge of making stroke systems of care a reality in recent years. We wanted our stroke nurses to use evidence-based practice to organize and deliver stroke services and facilitate optimal outcomes for stroke patients. One of the most important components of a Stroke Program is having a designated unit where patients receive specialized stroke care. Nurses who are a part of a stroke center should be trained to recognize medical complications that can arise in someone who has suffered a stroke. One of the most important reasons why primary stroke centers are the premier places for the treatment of strokes is that, by having specialized stroke units, patients have better outcomes. Is weekly stroke education for RNs on the stroke floor helpful to the nurses?
ISSN:0039-2499
1524-4628
DOI:10.1161/str.44.suppl_1.ATP365