Fast Facts for Stroke Care Nursing - An Expert Care Guide

Informationen zum Autor Kathy J. Morrison, MSN, RN, SCRN, FAHA is a certified stroke nurse, a Fellow of the American Heart Association, and a recipient of the prestigious Pennsylvania State Nightingale Award for Clinical Nursing Excellence. As the stroke program manager for the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, she oversaw all aspects of stroke care, from prehospital through stroke clinic follow-up until her retirement in 2021. She played a pivotal role in Penn State Hershey Medical Center's attainment of The Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center certification and has mentored many stroke program coordinators through the process of attaining Primary and Comprehensive Stroke Center certification. Ms. Morrison also served on The Joint Commission Expert Panel for Stroke Center certification standards. Ms. Morrison's published works have appeared in nursing journals and neuroscience course curricula. Her books Fast Facts for Stroke Care Nursing 1st & 2nd editions, Stroke Certification Study Guide for Nurses and Stroke Nursing Certification Review have been well received in the nursing community, both as handy guides for stroke care nurses and as preparation tools for the SCRN® certification exam. Even in retirement, she remains active in leading SCRN® review courses, participating in community stroke awareness campaigns and facilitating a regional stroke survivor support group. She established the Stroke Coordinators of Pennsylvania (SCoPA) in 2010--a group of stroke coordinators whose collaborative work has resulted in significant improvements in stroke care and outcomes in community hospitals across central Pennsylvania. She is a Fellow of the American Heart Association, a member of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, a board member of the Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses and a board member of the Stroke Survivors Foundation. Klappentext "[This] quick reference text to guide nurses is a 'must-have' as this disease tests our health care delivery system... Fast Facts for Stroke Care Nursing, Second Edition provides a succinct yet comprehensive review."--Linda Littlejohns, MSN, RN, FAAN, SCRN, CNRNNeuroscience Clinical Nurse ConsultantFrom the ForewordThe second edition of this practical, pocket-sized reference has been updated to include the groundbreaking changes to stroke care protocols. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States today and leading preventable cause of long-term disability. This resource fills in the gaps left in neuroscience content in nursing school and streamlines an often intimidating, but critically important, area of care.Featuring diagnostic tests, cutting-edge treatments, and standards for best practice, Fast Facts for Stroke Care Nursing, Second Edition distills the lengthy and often complex national stroke care guidelines into a clear, easily digestible format. This guide can be used as a staff education resource or as a concise review for SCRN or SNRN certification exams, as well as a refresher for nurses seeking the essentials of stroke care. Content starts with stroke care improvements, covers moving through acute care to postacute care, and finishes with practical pointers for performance improvement.New to the Second Edition:Updated diagnostics with additional MR, CT, and transcranial Doppler optionsModified Rankin Scale scoreExpands upon the neurological assessment with tips for completing itNew acute hemorrhagic stroke intervention and 2015 landmark studies on thrombectomyPipeline deviceNew large-vessel occlusion tools, routing plans, and certification programs for prehospital personnelExpanded use of telemedicineInformation for advanced practice providersChanges to the prehospital phase, the acute treatment phase, and the population affected by strokeKey Features:Reflects current standards of the American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, and T...

List of contents

Contents

Foreword by Linda Littlejohns, MSN, RN, FAAN, SCRN, CNRN

Preface

Part I: FOUNDATIONS OF STROKE CARE

1. Stroke Care Evolution: We've Come a Long Way

2. Basic Cerebrovascular Anatomy

3. Stroke Types

4. Physiology of Stroke

5. Associated Stroke Disorders

6. Stroke Diagnostics

7. Neurologic and Functional Assessment and Severity Scores

Part II: SAVING THE PENUMBRA

8. Acute Stroke Interventions

9. Secondary Prevention Interventions

Part III: KEY ELEMENTS OF STROKE CARE

10. Prehospital and Emergency Department

11. In the Stroke Unit and the Intensive Care Unit

12. Patient and Family as Members of the Team and Transitions From Acute Care

Part IV: POSTACUTE CARE ESSENTIALS

13. Rehabilitative Care

14. Secondary Prevention: Risk-Factor Control

Part V: PRIMARY PREVENTION

15. Primary Prevention

Part VI: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

16. Connecting Data to Clinical Practice

Appendix: 50 Neuroscience Terms

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Kathy J. Morrison, MSN, RN, SCRN, FAHA is a certified stroke nurse, a Fellow of the American Heart Association, and a recipient of the prestigious Pennsylvania State Nightingale Award for Clinical Nursing Excellence. As the stroke program manager for the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, she oversaw all aspects of stroke care, from prehospital through stroke clinic follow-up until her retirement in 2021. She played a pivotal role in Penn State Hershey Medical Center's attainment of The Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center certification and has mentored many stroke program coordinators through the process of attaining Primary and Comprehensive Stroke Center certification. Ms. Morrison also served on The Joint Commission Expert Panel for Stroke Center certification standards.

Ms. Morrison's published works have appeared in nursing journals and neuroscience course curricula. Her books Fast Facts for Stroke Care Nursing 1st & 2nd editions, Stroke Certification Study Guide for Nurses and Stroke Nursing Certification Review have been well received in the nursing community, both as handy guides for stroke care nurses and as preparation tools for the SCRN® certification exam. Even in retirement, she remains active in leading SCRN® review courses, participating in community stroke awareness campaigns and facilitating a regional stroke survivor support group. She established the Stroke Coordinators of Pennsylvania (SCoPA) in 2010--a group of stroke coordinators whose collaborative work has resulted in significant improvements in stroke care and outcomes in community hospitals across central Pennsylvania. She is a Fellow of the American Heart Association, a member of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, a board member of the Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses and a board member of the Stroke Survivors Foundation.

Product details

• Authors: Kathy Morrison, Kathy J. Morrison, Kathy J. Msn Morrison, Kathy J. Msn Rn Cnrn Scrn Morrison, Not Available (NA)
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUBLISHING CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.2018
• EAN: 9780826158260
• ISBN: 978-0-8261-5826-0
• No. of pages: 235
• Series: Fast Facts
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General