Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Nurses received comprehensive training in intervention goals and identification of stroke symptoms and last known-well times. Critical intervention times were evaluated for improvement.Results:ED POV arrival patients with acute stroke symptoms were studied from 11/7/21-7/31/23; the nurse-driven process was implemented on 11/7/22.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Stroke nursing education is a requirement for Stroke Center designation. We assessed nurses’ performance during the educational process. Lectures were interactive with multiple-choice questions, polling and trivia, and allowed nurses to engage and ask questions. We used a zoom platform to provide stroke education.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

To address this, Rapid Response Team (RRT) nurses have been empowered to lead the Inpatient Stroke Alert process to improve response time.Methods:Beginning in 2016, stroke program leadership in conjunction with frontline RRT nurses worked together to improve the Inpatient Stroke Alert response. minutes, n=47) in 2023.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

An opportunity was identified to improve thrombolytic administration times by identifying and creating a timer keeper role as well as having a nursing code stroke checklist. A form was developed for nursing staff which included stroke metrics as well as time goals for each metric.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Thus, the evolution a Rapid Response Team to a Nurse Responder Team. The median door to needle time before the nurse responder team was 90 minutes and after the nurse responder team the median was 52.5. Training consisted of on-line learning management system courses, preceptorship, and simulation training.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

To address this, Rapid Response Team (RRT) nurses have been empowered to lead the Inpatient Stroke Alert process to improve response time.Methods:Beginning in 2016, stroke program leadership in conjunction with frontline RRT nurses worked together to improve the Inpatient Stroke Alert response. minutes, n=47) in 2023.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The issue identified was the lack of advanced practice nursing (APN) on the stroke team. A disease specific nurse case manager (NCM) begins the discharge process at the time of admission and proactively identifies the multiple barriers to discharge.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:Increasing RN turnover rates are a noteworthy and nuanced problem for many nurse leaders. It is a particular challenge within specialty units, resulting in the loss of specialty nursing knowledge, assessment, and critical thinking skills relevant to specific patient populations.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In this study we assessed the treatment benefits of a nurse-driven pre-hospital telemedicine program in a community comprehensive stroke center (CSC).Methods:Telemedicine A tablet was supplied to highly specialized stroke nurses. Methods:Telemedicine services was installed in 4 ambulance units.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The research topics include: a brief description of study team roles, an overview of the impact of clinical trials on EBP, results for published trials, updates on current clinical trials, and the impact on nursing workflow.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Guideline based education regarding the importance of timely medication administration was provided in nursing huddles. Nurse to patient ratios were changed to 1:1 until goal BP achieved. BP medications were also placed in the CT scanner pyxis for immediate access. mins p=0.02 (Table 2).Conclusion:Guideline

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Blood Pressure Nursing Hemorrhage Education 40

Med Page Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Rapper Snoop Dogg's 24-year-old daughter, Cori Broadus, suffered a "severe" stroke. People) A Justice Department report blamed "cascading failures of leadership.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We specifically queried its diagnostic yield as it relates to the quality of etiopathogenic diagnosis of this population.Results:The program has been currently in operation for 21 months, during which, 103 patients have undergone successful implantation of a cardiac loop recorder.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Our previous code stroke processes included initial evaluation by the triage nurse, followed by rooming and transferring the patient from triage to the ED room, and then to the CT suite. To improve our process, a staging area was set up where a gurney was placed adjacent to the triage area.

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Nursing Stroke Strokes Education 40

Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals

MARCH 11, 2021

Phillips College and a fellow of the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals (FACVP), believes our new normal presents opportunities for leaders to revolutionize … Continue reading Professional Growth for Cardiac Techs & Nurses: Interview with FACVP Ben Ochoa (Part Two) The post Professional Growth for Cardiac Techs & Nurses: Interview (..)

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NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

MAY 14, 2024

Within 30 days of antihypertensive medication initiation, the rate of fracture was more than twice as high in initiators than in noninitiators.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Neuroscience Nurse Navigator Program [NNN-P], implemented December 2019, included SP who received Alteplase [IV-A] or Mechanical Thrombectomy [MT]. Stroke order sets, revised 2020, included early DC planning [E-DC-P] for NNN-P coordination w/SSS & PCP offices, & updates to SP DC instructions.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background and Purpose:Due to continued growth in our neurosciences program, of more than 1,400 discharged stroke patients per year, we saw a need for the creation of a Neuroscience Nurse Navigator (NNN) position, with initial efforts specifically focused in the stroke program.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In this pilot project, we aimed to incorporate the Stroke Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) in one of the Community Hospital (OCH) so that stroke care gaps can be identified and to optimize stroke care.Methodology:The Stroke APN obtained their clinical privileges to work in CH.

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Nursing Hospital Outpatient Pharmacology 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Analysis of our Get With the Guidelines (GWTG) data reveals gaps in early arrival to the hospital and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) utilization among African American and Hispanic populations. Providing educational resources within these populations may help to close these gaps and foster trust in the healthcare system.

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Heart Sisters

APRIL 14, 2024

Can we do a better job teaching medical and nursing students about women’s unique cardiac issues? The answer might be in these nine teaching modules!

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Heart Disease Nursing Education 101

American College of Cardiology

APRIL 8, 2024

I am Cathie Biga, a leader, health care administrator, nurse, executive, mom, wife, nana and I still think of myself as a 'recovering' critical care nurse." "Who I am NOT has captured a lot of people's attention. So, who am I?

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Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In fact, I've resuscitated thousands, and run countless codes in 30-plus years as an emergency medicine nurse and doctor. (MedPage Today) -- I'd seen a 78-year-old in cardiac arrest before. I'm trained to take charge, make the most of staffing.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ANS5-ANS5, February 1, 2024. Introduction:Post-stroke anxiety (PSA) is common, but underestimated and can be distressing during stroke recovery.

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Nursing Stroke Strokes Quality of Life 40

HCPLive

APRIL 25, 2024

The fracture risk is greater for nursing home residents with dementia, greater baseline blood pressure values, and no recent antihypertensive medication use, a new study found.

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Blood Pressure Dementia Nursing 59

Heart BMJ

MAY 10, 2024

This year, I am introducing the first-ever BCS/British Association for Nursing in Cardiovascular Care Cardiac Nurse Specialist Symposium, which is part of our efforts to spread the remit of our cardiovascular education to the broader workforce.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Image courtesy of the UT Health Science Center milla1cf Thu, 02/15/2024 - 13:16 February 15, 2024 — Research findings in a clinical trial led by a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center ’s College of Nursing are likely to dramatically change care and improve outcomes for patients suffering from acute stroke.

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Open Heart

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Methods General practitioners, registered cardiac nurses and cardiologists represented the novice, intermediate and expert users, respectively, in this diagnostic accuracy study.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MAY 13, 2024

Most participants (57%) believe that regular patient assessment in nurse-led HF clinics improve adherence to GDMT.ConclusionObstacles to GDMT implementation according to physicians in Sweden mainly relate to potential side effects, lack of specialist knowledge and organizational aspects.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 24, 2024

He says he isn't alone; many aspiring doctors and nurses don't immediately grasp the heart's complexity from two-dimensional textbooks or even 3D-printed models. Jonathan Awori, MD, MS, MFA, isn't embarrassed to say it took him a long time to completely understand the intricate workings of the heart.

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American College of Cardiology

MAY 3, 2024

Within her 40 years of experience in health care, she spent 15 years in the critical care unit as a nurse and is a former hospital president, CEO and cardiovascular service line leader. Cathleen (Cathie) Biga, MSN, FACC, is making history as ACC's first nonphysician president.

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Critical Care Nursing Hospital Article 48

American College of Cardiology

MARCH 18, 2024

am-based solutions to the challenges that nurses and allied health professionals face every day. In this panel discussion, host Andrea Price MS, AACC brings together Marcus Burns, DNP, Kristen deAlmeida, PharmD, and Bailey Estes MSN, AGNP-C, to explore best practices related to structural heart disease.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The aim of this study s to train SC throughout Alabama’s six EMS regions and evaluate whether training in certification in Stroke Nursing increases overall job satisfaction.Methods:This part of StrokeSTAT, a larger observational trial designed to evaluate the implementation of severity-based stroke triage across Alabama’s six EMS regions.

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Heart Sisters

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

These nine @CWHHA teaching modules offer a one-stop Master Class package to any academic tasked with teaching future doctors and nurses about women and heart disease.

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Heart Disease Academic Nursing Risk Factors 52

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

An interprofessional scenario allows all participants to learn about the different roles required for effective care.Methods:Fifty new graduate nurses participated in a pilot model of a traditional didactic session on stroke knowledge, followed by an “escape room” incorporating this knowledge to solve puzzles. range 0.6 - 1.6)

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

At the time of Phase III launch, we were achieving the DTD goal in 45% of patients at our CSC (> 200 MT/year).Methods:Our

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In 02.2023, a stroke nurse champion QI team was formed. Barriers to timely treatment were identified through the use of case timelines and a stroke nurse champion focus group. During root cause analysis, triage nurses expressed a lack of confidence in calling a stroke alert for patients with mild symptoms.

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