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Dysphagia
Code Stroke
Discharge Instructions
100
60 Min
What is door to t-Pa time?
100
"B, E"
What is Balance and Eye? Does the patient have a sudden loss of balance? Have they lost vision in one or both eyes?
100
What is your name? Where are you right now? What year is it?
What is a brief congnitive screen prior to a bedside swallowing exam?
100
Stroke Portal
What is the place to go to find all information about stroke managment at ARMC?
100
High B/P, Overweight, Diabetic
What are modifiable health risk factors?
200
Met Call
What is called when a stroke is suspected?
200
"F"
What is Face? Does the person's face look uneven?
200
Make the patient close his lips, stick out his tongue, and smile.
What is the oral mechanism examination?
200
ARMC Policy site
Where do we find all the stroke policies for ARMC?
200
Heart attack, African-American, Narrowed arteries
What are non-modifiable health risk factors?
300
<25 minutes
What is the time for initiating the CT scan and the NIHSS scale?
300
"A"
What is Arms? Is there weakness in one or both arms?
300
Drink 3 oz of water without stopping.
What is the 3 oz water swallow challenge?
300
4 stroke ceus (yearly), the NIHSS scale certification (q 2 years) and the dysphagia protocol.
What is the expectation for a nurse that will receive stroke patients?
300
Weakness, vision problems, speech problems, headache, seizure, dizziness
What are the signs and symptoms of stroke?
400
<45 minutes
What is the time frame for Code Stroke lab results?
400
"S"
What is Speech? Is the person's speech slurred? Does the person have trouble speaking or seem confused?
400
"Passed" the dysphagia screen.
What do you do when the patient drinks 3 oz of water without stopping, choking or coughing?
400
Anticoagulants, aspirin and other medications
What are some medications you can expect to take on discharge from the hospital?
500
3 hours or even up to 4.5 hours
What is the treatment window for t-Pa in acute ischemic stroke? -0-3 hours FDA approved -up to 4.5 hours per AHA guidelines
500
"T"
What is Time? Call 911 now or dial 1-2222 or 2-2222.
500
"Failed" the dysphagia screen.
What is the result of the dysphagia screen if the patient is too lethargic, stops or starts when drinking, chokes or coughs?
500
Stroke Binder
What is found on every unit that accepts stroke patients?
500
Stroke Education (custom)
What is the patient education that is given to all stroke patients?