Stroke Nursing Education Assessment – PSA

1. All stroke or suspected stroke patients need to remain NPO until nursing swallow/dysphagia screen is completed.

2. All stroke patients require stroke education.

3. Intracerebral, subarachnoid and ischemic strokes are all types of hemorrhagic stroke

4. Aneurysm clippings, coil embolization, surgery are used to treat hemorrhagic strokes

5. Plasminogen Activator (tPA), thrombectomy, angioplasty and stents, and endarterectomy are all possible treatments for ischemic depending on the circumstance.

6. The area surrounding the ischemic core, defined as perfused brain tissue which has the capacity to recover and be salvaged if perfusion is improved rapidly is known as the penumbra

7. Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the United States

8. A TIA is an Intermittent blockage of circulation or spasm ,in which Neurologic deficit resolves within 24hrs.

9. Hemorrhagic Strokes do not cause increased ICP

10. VTE prophylaxis must be documented on all stroke patients.