As a result, standards for nursing neurological assessment have been adopted at TOH using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). This paper will review current evidence and best practice guidelines for neurological assessment. The significances of using the NIHSS for nurses in the ...
DeVon HA, Zrelak P. Nurses trained in the use of the ROSIER tool can assess signs and symptoms of stroke with comparable accuracy to doc- tors performing standard neurological assessment. Evid Based Nurs. 2012;15:64. doi: 10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100300....
The National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is the most common stroke assessment used by nurses. Nurses certified on the NIHSS do not consistently demonstrate inter-rater reliability nor are they confident when assessing stroke patients using the tool (Josephson, Hills, Johnston, 2006). ...
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is commonly used in the assessment of stroke severity. Nurses, who use the tool infrequently...
Write a notice at the nurses’ station and the client’s room about speech impairment. Provide a special call bell that can be activated with minimal pressure if necessary. Anticipate and provide for the client’s needs. This allaysanxietyrelated to the inability to communicate and fear that ne...
Currently, the limited number of nurses worldwide who have received stroke education and training poses challenges in delivering high-quality care for individuals with stroke. In response to this issue, several developed countries, such as the UK with its National Stroke Strategy, have recognized the...
Reliability and validity of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale for neuroscience nurses. Stroke. 2014;45(3):e32–4. Article PubMed Google Scholar Mahoney FI, Barthel DW. Functional evaluation: the Barthel Index: a simple index of independence useful in scoring improvement in the ...
As integral members of stroke treatment teams, nurses coordinate patient assessment and collaborate care among multiple health care professionals to facilitate the best possible outcomes for patients with acute ischemic stroke. Nurses also advocate for p
Using Structured Implicit Review to Assess Quality of Care in the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) OBJECTIVE: To develop a quality assessment tool for care rendered to enrollees in the Program for All-inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) that can discrim... JT Pacala,RL...
Upper-extremity impairment after stroke remains a major therapeutic challenge and a target of neuromodulation treatment efforts. In this open-label, non-randomized phase I trial, we applied deep brain stimulation to the cerebellar dentate nucleus combine