Management of Stroke-Related Complications

Apr 16, 2017 by in NURSING Comments Off on Management of Stroke-Related Complications

  CEREBRAL EDEMA FROM STROKE Cerebral injury from either hemorrhage or infarction after acute stroke can herald the development of cerebral edema around the affected vascular area. The mechanisms of infarction…

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Stroke Rehabilitation

Apr 16, 2017 by in NURSING Comments Off on Stroke Rehabilitation

  AN OVERVIEW OF REHABILITATION Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality…

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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Apr 16, 2017 by in NURSING Comments Off on Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

SAH may be further defined as subarachnoid blood on computed tomography (CT) scan, blood or xanthochromic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), or red blood cells in the final tube of CSF sample…

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Intracerebral Hemorrhagic Stroke

Apr 16, 2017 by in NURSING Comments Off on Intracerebral Hemorrhagic Stroke

. Despite this, providing coordinated care by a knowledgeable interprofessional team of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, rehabilitation therapists, radiology technicians, dietitians, respiratory therapists, case managers, social workers,…

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Interprofessional Teams in Stroke Care

Apr 16, 2017 by in NURSING Comments Off on Interprofessional Teams in Stroke Care

  INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION Collaborative work between health care professionals has been assigned a number of terms as health care has evolved over the decades, including interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, interprofessional, multiprofessional, and transdisciplinary…

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Ischemic Stroke

Apr 16, 2017 by in NURSING Comments Off on Ischemic Stroke

To facilitate improved outcomes, it is essential that members of the interprofessional team are aggressive with early mobility, interaction, and education for the patient with ischemic stroke. The interprofessional team…

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Poststroke Reintegration into the Community

Apr 16, 2017 by in NURSING Comments Off on Poststroke Reintegration into the Community

  AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE Numerous studies have indicated that the most successful model for reintegration into the community for stroke patients is one that incorporates a multidisciplinary/interprofessional team…

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Quality, Outcomes, and Program Evaluation for Stroke

Apr 16, 2017 by in NURSING Comments Off on Quality, Outcomes, and Program Evaluation for Stroke

  BRIEF HISTORY OF OUTCOMES AND QUALITY Although Florence Nightingale (1820 to 1910) is best known as the founder of modern nursing, she also made significant contributions as a social reformer…

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