Fast facts for stroke care nursing : an expert guide in a nutshell / Kathy J. Morrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrison, Kathy J. (Nurse), author.

Series:

Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)

Fast facts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evidence-based nursing.

Rehabilitation nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This highly practical, pocket-sized reference for stroke care nurses provides quick, bedside access to the most current guidelines for diagnostic tests, state-of-the-art treatments, and best practice standards. The first of its kind, the resource distills lengthy and often complex national stroke care guidelines into clear, bite-size chunks of information. Not only does it provide comprehensive stroke care information, it also explains the rationale behind stroke standards, making them easier to embrace and incorporate into practice.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Foundations of Stroke Care; Chapter 1: Stroke Care Evolution: How We Got Here; Brief History of Stroke Care; Nursing's Leadership Role in Stroke Care; Core Measures or Performance Measures . . . Which Came First?; Why Only Eight Core Measures?; Nursing Certifications; Chapter 2: Basic Cerebrovascular Anatomy; Brain Structure and Function; Diencephalon: Thalamus, Hypothalamus, and Pituitary Gland; Basal Ganglia; Brainstem Structures: Midbrain, Pons, and Medulla Oblongata; Brain Vasculature; Cerebral Venous Circulation

Chapter 3: Stroke TypesHemorrhagic Stroke; Ischemic Stroke; Thrombotic Stroke; Embolic Stroke; Lacunar Stroke; Watershed Stroke; Silent Strokes; Large-Vessel Syndromes; Chapter 4: Physiology of Stroke; Physiology of Ischemia; Ischemic Penumbra; Physiology of Hemorrhagic Stroke; Chapter 5: Associated Stroke Disorders; Transient Ischemic Attack; Cerebral Venous Thrombosis; Dissection-Carotid and Vertebral Arteries; Moya Moya Disease; Hypercoagulable Conditions; Amyloid Angiopathy; Vasculitis; Arteriovenous Fistula; Cavernous Angioma; Chapter 6: Stroke Diagnostics; Brain Imaging

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) ScanSingle Proton Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Scan; Cerebral Angiography-Also known as digital Subtraction Angiography; Carotid Duplex; Transcranial Doppler (TCD); Lumbar Puncture; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Chest Radiography (CXR); Electroencephalogram (EEG); Laboratory Tests; Chapter 7: Neurologic Assessment; Stroke-Relevant Neurologic Assessment; Chapter 8: Stroke Severity Scores; National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS); Intracerebral Hemorrhage Scores; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Scores; ABCD2 Score

Part II: Saving the PenumbraChapter 9: Acute Ischemic Stroke Interventions; tPA: Given Intravenously; Part III: Mechanical Interventions for Secondary Prevention; Chapter 10: Ischemic Stroke; Toast Criteria (Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment); Large-Artery Atherosclerosis Management; Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA); Carotid Artery Stenting(CAS); Cardioembolism Management; Chapter 11: Hemorrhagic Stroke; Aneurysm Obliteration; Avm Obliteration; Controlof Intracranial Pressure; Part IV: Key Elements of Stroke Care; Chapter 12: Prehospital and Emergency Department; Prehospital

In the ED: Stroke-Alert ProcessChapter 13: In the Stroke Unit; BP Management; Temperature Management; Blood Sugar Management; Venous Thromboembolus Prevention: Also Referred to as Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT); Cardiac Monitoring; Nutrition Management; Mobilization; Safety Measures; Functional Assessment; Chapter 14: In the Intensive Care Unit; Assessment; Poststroke Complications; Postinterventional ProcedurePatient Management; Chapter 15: Patient and Family as Members of the Team and Transitions From Acute Care; Patientand Family Education; Potential Pitfalls in Patient/FamilyInteractions

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8261-2718-5

OCLC:

879948759