Stroke Nursing Education – PSA
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1. Hemorrhagic Strokes do not cause increased ICP
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2. VTE prophylaxis must be documented on all stroke patients.
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3. Aneurysm clippings, coil embolization, surgery are used to treat hemorrhagic strokes
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4. Intracerebral, subarachnoid and ischemic strokes are all types of hemorrhagic stroke
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5. A TIA is an Intermittent blockage of circulation or spasm ,in which Neurologic deficit resolves within 24hrs.
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6. Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the United States
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7. Plasminogen Activator (tPA), thrombectomy, angioplasty and stents, and endarterectomy are all possible treatments for ischemic depending on the circumstance.
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8. All stroke or suspected stroke patients need to remain NPO until nursing swallow/dysphagia screen is completed.
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9. 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
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10. All stroke patients require stroke education.
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