AANN Comprehensive Review for Stroke Nursing, 2nd Edition, Ch. 7 Postacute Care: Digital Version-Stroke Index

Stroke Index

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This document is an alphabetical index to a comprehensive stroke nursing review, covering the full continuum of stroke prevention, emergency response, acute treatment, rehabilitation, and quality improvement.<br /><br />Major topics include stroke and brain anatomy; ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke syndromes; risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, smoking, obesity, and sleep-disordered breathing; and prevention strategies. It indexes prehospital assessment, emergency triage, stroke scales, diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests, and treatment approaches including thrombolysis, thrombectomy, blood-pressure and glucose management, anticoagulation, and care for intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage.<br /><br />The index also addresses nursing assessment and monitoring, dysphagia and aspiration precautions, seizure and fall prevention, infection prevention, temperature control, pain and sedation, and medication classes used in stroke care. Rehabilitation topics include neuroplasticity, functional assessment, mobility, communication and cognitive recovery, caregiver support, discharge planning, and community reintegration.<br /><br />Additional sections concern multidisciplinary teams, systems of care, stroke-center certification, care quality measures, and improvement methods. Page and table references help readers locate detailed information in the review.

Keywords

stroke nursing

ischemic stroke

hemorrhagic stroke

stroke prevention

risk factors

thrombolysis

thrombectomy

rehabilitation

dysphagia

quality improvement