Stroke is one of the 3 major health problems in the United States. The devastating effects of a stroke on the patient and family can create an intolerable situation causing much grief and despair for all concerned. Much can be done to alleviate this situation if a possible rehabilitation progra...
This paper summarizes the progress in family-centered nursing care of stroke patients in recent years, and points out the priority and the necessity of family-centered nursing for stroke patients. Performing family-centered nursing not only requires knowledge and skills of the family in various medic...
Nursing Experience of Using a Self-Supporting Care Model for the Care of a Young Patient with Stroke Tzu Chi Nursing JournalPin-Hsin LaiRuo-Nan Jueng
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), also known asstroke, acute ischemic stroke, cerebral infarction, or brain attack, is any functional or structural abnormality of the brain caused by a pathological condition of the cerebral vessels of the entire cerebrovascular system. It is the sudden impairment of c...
This article described a home health nursing experience of assisting two caregivers in providing continuous care for their mother, who went through stroke twice and became bed-ridden after discharged from the hospital. Due to nursing misconceptions, inconsistent caring methods and lacking communication be...
rsonal nursing care Patients in stroke units have better outcomes, but receive less personal nursing carePatients in stroke units have better outcomes, but receive less personal nursing careCase study of 3 care settings for stroke patients.
According to the researchers, men are particularly vulnerable if left single with a stroke because they're typically less able to take care of themselves in the home. "For many men, it is often assumed that their spouse can serve as a caregiver," the study authors wrote. But while single...
Richard Warner examines how nurses might contribute to the effectiveness of organised stroke care by linking the theoretical basis of nursing with outcomes that could be more meaningful to the stroke survivor. Although research shows that specialised stroke units are effective in limiting morbidity and ...
Education about the benefits of early rehabilitation and their role should be provided for health professionals, health care assistants, patients and their families. This article stresses the importance of prioritising stroke rehabilitation in the acute setting and emphasises the nurse's role. A stroke...
OBJECTIVE To explore the follow-through care for stroke patients on community life ability,the improvement of the com-pliance of rehabilitation and nursing satisfaction. METHODS 170 stroke patients were randomly divided into control group(n=85)andobservation group(n=85),the control group were given ...