Striving for Stroke Certification

Caring for Stroke Patients

Guidelines and Information for Primary Stroke Center Care

Overview  |  Statistics  | 

Assessment/Care Tools  | 

The Joint Commission  | 

Changes to Current Practice  | 

Resources  | 

Post Module Quiz  | 

Evaluation

Learning Objectives:

• Provide brief physiological background & statistics for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA).

• Introduce stroke assessment and care tools for nurses.

• Outline The Joint Commission performance measures for stroke certification.

• Introduce and provide basic patient/clinician education materials and resources.

After completion of this module, the learner will:

• Explain the basic physiology of stroke, including hemorrhagic, ischemic and TIA.

• Name three tools for assessing the patient with stroke symptoms.

• Name three diagnostics/interventions used in caring for the stroke patient.

• State at least three specific performance measures used by The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Center Certification.

• Demonstrate ability to access resources and links for stroke information.

Module constructed by K. Colunga, RN