Stroke is a medical emergency. With active and efficient nursing management in the initial hours after stroke onset, effective recovery and rehabilitation is increased. Acute Stroke Nursing provides nurses with a current, evidenced based, practical text facilitating the provision of optimal stroke care during the primary prevention and acute phases. This timely and practical text is structured to follow the acute stroke pathway experienced by patients. It explores the symptoms, causes and effects of stroke and provides guidance on issues such as nutrition, continence, positioning, mobility and continence. The text also considers rehabilitation. discharge planning, palliative care and the roleof the nurse within the multiprofessional team. Acute Stroke Nursing is an essential guide to the management of acute stroke for all nurses health care professional wishing to extend their knowledge of stroke nursing Dr Jane Williams is Consultant Nurse in Stroke Care, based in Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. She has been involved in many national working parties, including the National Stroke Strategy, UK Forum for Stroke Training, and UKStroke Forum. Jane is member of The Stroke Association research awards committee. A founder member of the National Stroke Nursing Forum, Jane undertook a term of office as chair. Lin Perry is Professor of Nursing Research and Practice Development, University of Technology, Sydney and the Northern Hospitals Network, South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service. A member of the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party in the UK, the National Stroke FoundationGuidelines Working Party and Stroke Services New South Wales in Australia, she has extensive experience with national guideline development, benchmarking, service review and evaluation. Caroline Watkins is Professor of Stroke and Older People's Care at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. As a member of the Vascular Team at the Department of Health, she is working to implement the National Stroke Strategy, and leads the development of the new UK Forum for Stroke Training. Caroline is the president of the Society for Research in Rehabilitation and on the Steering Group of the National Stroke Nursing Forum. INDICE: 1. Setting the Scene.2. What is a Stroke?.3. Hyper-Acute Stroke Care.4. Nutrition.5. Continence.6. Positioning and Mobility.7. Communication.8. Behavioural Changes.9. Challenging and Complex Cases.10. Rehabilitation.11. Palliative Care.12. Preventing Stroke.13. Longer Term Management.14. Resources for Nurses
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-6104-6
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 14/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés