Staff receive information about stroke specific PI from this.
What is manager, coordinator, educator, staff meetings, communication boards and sharepoint site?
100
This assessment tool is used to quantify stroke symptoms and measure neurological function.
What is NIHSS?
100
The quality of stroke care provided are measured by these.
What is performance measures?
100
This person makes the decision to call a code gray.
Who is attending MD or neurologist?
100
Acute stroke patients should have rapid evaluation by a non-contrast CT to help identify exclusion criteria for TPA such as this
What is intracerebral hemorrhage?
200
MHG ensures standardized care of stroke patients by use of these
What is stroke specific order sets and policy/procedures?
200
These are the required components of a neuro check.
What is GCS, pupil assessment (size, shape, reaction), strenght scale all four extremities?
200
This MUST be documented by MST or RN by end of hospital day 2.
What is VTE prophylaxis (SCDs or Lovenox or Heparin)?
200
We do this to avoid aspiration pneumonia in stroke patients.
What is dysphagia screen?
What is provide good oral care for intubated patients (every 4 hours) and non-intubated (every shift)?
200
This is why we allow permissive hypertension immediately following an ischemic stroke
What is maintain cerebral perfusion?
300
This is the stroke specific PI that is collected for ICU/PCU.
What is NIHSS and completion of neuro checks?
300
Person you can call for questions or issues regarding stroke patients.
Who is the neuro call team member or neuroscience care coordinator?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This is the number you dial for neuro on-call team member
300
Patients with atrial fibrillation should receive this at discharge
What is anticoagulant? (coumadin, xarelto, Paradax)?
300
This is the upper level at which we treat blood pressure for non-tpa ischemic stroke patients.
What is SBP 220 mmHg and DBP 120mmHg?
300
A patient with a large left middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke, with symptom onset 4 days ago, starts exhibiting decrease level of consciousness with difficulty arousing patient. A STAT CT brain will demonstrate this complication
What is cerebral edema?
400
This is where you can find the stroke program mission statement and goals for the current year?
What is stroke program intranet page?
400
A patient is admitted to ICU post-TPA administration, neurological checks and vital signs should be documented how often.
What is every 15 minutes * 8 (2hours), every 30 minutes * 12 (6 hours), then every 1 hour for at least 24 hours from administration?
400
This should be given by end of hospital day #2 for patient admitted for TIA/Non-TPA ischemic stroke orders.
What is antiplatlet? (ASA, Plavix)
400
This is the upper level at which we treat blood pressure for post-TPA ischemic stroke patients.
What is SBP > 180 or DBP > 105?
400
Bleeding from this spreads over the surface of the brain resulting in a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
What is ruptured cerebral aneurysm?
500
These are the organizations from whom we have Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)
What is American Heart Assoication, American Stroke Association, The Brain Attack Coalition?
500
Decrease level of consciousness, pupil changes, decrease motor strenght or posturing are signs of this.
What is sign and symptoms of increase ICP?
500
Learning method of stroke education that is required to be documented.
What is written?
500
These are the required elements of written stroke education.
What is signs/symptoms of stroke, call 911 for stroke symptoms, individualize risk factors, medications, MD follow-up?
500
This is the outer covering of the cerebrum. It is often referred to as the gray matter.