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Abstract TMP14: The Resus and Flow Nurse; Positioned to Save Lives

Stroke Journal

Time is of the essence - this is one phrase every emergency department (ED) nurse knows. The ED at Inspira Health recognized the need to develop solution-based workflows which enhance timely of care. The Flow nurse was made effective throughout the network in 2023. This especially true for stroke where time is brain.

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Abstract TP65: Increasing Stroke Symptom Awareness Improves Patient Outcomes

Stroke Journal

An interdisciplinary initiative was launched that engaged stakeholders from patient safety, the stroke team, and nursing education. The number of patients receiving intervention quadrupled by the end of quarter four. Nurses identified stroke symptoms and had gained the confidence to independently activate a code stroke.

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New Study Published in JACC: Heart Failure Reveals that Despite Significant Efforts to Improve Acute Heart Failure Treatment Over the Past 20 Years, Management Remains Unchanged

DAIC

As a national community-based cohort, Trajectory and Response to Emergently Administered Therapy for Acute Heart Failure (TREAT-AHF) is a contemporary registry that characterizes a diverse population of 262,673 patients with HF from 2015 to 2022. Reprieve is committed to building these partnerships.”

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Abstract TP50: Ensuring Safe Post-Procedure Throughput for CEA and CAS Patients

Stroke Journal

Background:A new policy was implemented in November 2021 to reduce the length of post-anesthesia-care-unit (PACU) stay from 6 hours to 4 hours to reduce the nursing care burden and decrease the length of stay, yet how it affected patients’ events after PACU discharge needed close evaluation.

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Abstract TP47: When Folks Stroke at a Freestand: Building Successful Stroke Workflows for Freestanding Emergency Departments

Stroke Journal

Nursing, radiology, and pharmacy leadership across the region participate in regional stroke and quality committees.Methods:Clinical education for FSED staff aligns with hospital-based EDs but includes competencies related to lack of ancillary services at the FSEDs.

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The Heartbeat in Conversation Interview Series, with Kristie Servais.

The Beat Blog

In 2022, I received a call from a friend who said she had an open role that would fit me perfectly. Our team of Clinical Care Coordinators are called “Heart Heroes” because along with our providers — they are the face, voice and heart of patient care. We worked tirelessly to design and implement a program in record time.

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What Lies Beneath

EMS 12-Lead

This particular onslaught of ECG madness is prime setting for frustration as you attempt to navigate complex diagnostics while simultaneously holding on to the big picture of patient care trajectory. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 6(3), 182-83. Saini, A., Alternating bundle branch block: What is the mechanism?