Assessment
The neuro assessment that is completed on all stroke/TIA patients.
What is NIHSS?
This first patient detail helps determine if the patient is eligible for TNK?
What is the last seen well or last known well.
The most common type of stroke.
What is ischemic?
People with this heart arrhythmia are more at risk for stroke than any other arrhythmia.
What is A Fib?
The preventative nursing intervention (Core Measure) that is due before the 2nd midnight for all stroke pts.
What is VTE prophylaxis?
The screening that must be completed on all suspected stroke patient's before taking anything by mouth.
What is the stroke swallow screen?
This diagnostic test is needed prior to administering TNK.
What is CT scan.
Anticoagulants increases the risk of this.
What is a hemorrhagic stroke?
This endocrine disease increases someone’s risk of stroke up to 4% more than someone without this diagnosis.
What is diabetes?
The test that has to be completed within 25 minutes after an inpatient stroke team call.
What is CT scan?
The acronym BEFAST stand's for these components of stroke assessments.
What is BEFAST?
With this type of stroke, the patient does not qualify for TNK.
What is hemorrhagic stroke?
This type of ischemic stroke is caused by a clot or plaque fragment that travels through the blood stream to the brain.
What is emobolic?
Smoking increases someone’s risk of stroke by this much.
What is 50%?
The required FIVE patient stroke education topics.
What are signs and symptoms, when to call 911, personal risk factors, discharge medications and follow up?
The stroke alert patient has a facial droop and speech difficulty, what is next?
The time window for administration of TNK.
What is 4.5 hours from onset of symptoms.
The most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke.
What is hypertension?
After this age, risk of stroke more than doubles every decade.
What is 55?
The risk factors for stroke.
What are HTN, diabetes, a fib or other cardiac disease and hyperlipidemia?
The target systolic blood pressure for hemorrhagic stroke patients.
What is 130-150 per AHA guidelines.
A reaction that can occur from TNK with risk increased if patient on ACE inhibitor.
What is angioedema?
Two most common causes of subarachnoid stroke?
What is trauma and aneurysm?
Up to this percentage of stroke are preventable.
What is 80%?
Where to document risk factor education and the required FIVE patient stroke education topics.
What is the Education tab – Stroke ischemic or hemorrhagic or on the AVS?