STROKES
What is the FAST assessment
A commonly ordered test to determine if a stroke has occurred and what kind of stroke.
What is a CT scan without contrast?
Month and patient's age.
What are LOC Questions?
Specific to patient and document on every shift
What is education and plan of care
This cardiac rhythm increases the risk of an ischemic stroke
What is atrial fibrillation
Last only a few minutes and most symptoms resolve in less than 24 hours
What is a transient ischemic attack aka TIA
The nurse would expect this if the CT scan is negative for hemorrhage
What is TNK/tPA administration
Head of bed in Semi-Fowler's position (30 degrees) or higher.
What is the preferred position for patients with dysphagia?
The type of ischemic stroke caused by fragment that travels through the bloodstream to the brain.
What is embolic?
Patient reports the worst headache of their life
What is a subarachnoid hemorrhage
The nurse can quickly perform this test to r/o a process that can mimic a stroke
What is fingerstick blood sugar
The earliest sign of neurological change.
What is altered level of consciousness (ALOC)?
The most common cause of hemorrhagic strokes
What is hypertension
Nurse assessment reveals new unilateral facial droop
What is nurse will call a code stroke
These clot-busting drugs must be given within 4.5 hours of onset of stroke symptoms.
What is tPA or TNK?
2 hemorrhagic stroke classifications
What are intracerebral and subarachnoid
The FDA-approved device that is threaded through the arteries into the brain to retrieve a clot.
What is the Merci Retriever?