View the CDC website on stroke:
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). Stroke (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/stroke/index.htm
Initial Discussion Post:
Compose a response to the following questions:
As an RN in an emergency room what signs and symptoms would you associate with someone having a stroke? Would these symptoms be different in different cultures and genders? Identify one culture or gender and discuss their risk factors and presentation of a stroke. During the first 60 minutes of identifying a stroke, what test and treatments should be completed in order to promote the highest level of recovery? What would you include in a teaching plan for this patient?
RESOURCES TO USE
Burchum, J. R., & Rosenthal, L.D. (2016). Lehne’s pharmacology for nursing care (9th ed.). St Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Chapter 21: Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease
Chapter 23: Drugs for Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 24: Drugs for Epilepsy
Chapter 25: Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity
Hinkle, J., & Cheever, K. (2014). Brunner and Suddarth’s textbook of medical-surgical nursing (13th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health.
Chapter 3: Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making, and the Nursing Process
Chapter 66: Management of Patients With Neurologic Dysfunction
Chapter 67: Management of Patients With Cerebrovascular Disorders
Chapter 68: Management of Patients With Neurologic Trauma
Ladwig, G., Ackley, B., & Makic, M. (2017). Mosby’s guide to nursing diagnosis (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Review the nursing diagnoses specific to the content covered in this module.
Pillitteri, A. (2014). Maternal and child health nursing: Care of the childbearing and childrearing family (7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Chapter 49: Nursing Care of a Family when a Child has a Neurological Disorder
Chapter 52: Nursing Care of a Family when a Child has an Unintentional Injury (from beginning of chapter up to Abdominal Trauma)
o Web-Based and Other Professional Resources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene
The Epilepsy Foundation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://epilepsy.com
The Joint Commission (2018). Hospital: 2018 National Patient Safety Goals (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Retrieved from https://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/NPSG_Chapter_HAP_Jan2018.pdf
QSEN Institute. (2014). Pre-licensure KSAs (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://qsen.org/competencies/pre-licensure-ksas/