Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction:Stroke center designation generally specifies required education for nurses. Our system provides stroke education to hundreds of nurses annually. Traditionally this education has been provided via live or remote lectures or online modules, where content is static, and students play a passive role.

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Open Heart

MARCH 28, 2025

135 UK specialists experienced in managing HF participated in the survey, including physiologists/clinical scientists (n=43), HF specialist nurses (n=35), cardiologists (n=34), general practitioners (n=12), pharmacists (n=4) and others (n=7).

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Stroke nursing education is a requirement for Stroke Center designation. We used a zoom platform to provide stroke education. We assessed nurses’ performance during the educational process. Over 2,000 nurses took part in our educational days during years of 2020-2023.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Despite this, most educational resources are focused on stroke-specific units rather than on all inpatient nursing areas. Stroke unit nurses also completed a fourth puzzle focused on patient education. Background:Strokes can occur anywhere in the hospital and stroke codes are not limited to dedicated stroke units.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The University of Minnesota partnered with the M Health Fairview (MHFV) System to incorporate stroke clinical trials into the annual comprehensive stroke education courses. The number of attendees for each session from 2019-June 2023 were recorded along with anonymous comments about the presentation.

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Heart Sisters

APRIL 14, 2024

Can we do a better job teaching medical and nursing students about women’s unique cardiac issues? The answer might be in these nine teaching modules!

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Conquering CHD

JANUARY 17, 2025

Kayla and Misael sat outside our Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) facing a devastating diagnosis, when, like a scene from a movie, a nurse ran out to tell them they had found a heart donor. Numerous doctors, nurses, technicians and other specialists provided the clinical care that saved Zane and Zekes lives.

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Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals

MARCH 11, 2021

COVID-19 may have forced cath lab education to evolve, as we discussed in part one of our interview, but Ben Ochoa, Program Director for Invasive Cardiovascular Technology and Cardiac Sonography Programs at St.

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Stroke Journal

AUGUST 19, 2024

Enhanced screening, assessment, supportive services, and education are vital to ensure that patients receive the necessary treatment and care. Care should be comprehensive and interdisciplinary.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:A mandatory educational requirement for nurses and staff at designated stroke centers existed within a health system, but the process varied across sites. Staff selected their own educational content, leading to minimal engagement and irrelevant content.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background and Purpose:Upon a retrospective review at two community based acute care hospitals our team determined an evidence based orderset was not selected at admission for all patients with an ischemic stroke leading to missed assessments and patient education opportunities. This was above the facility stretch goal of 78%.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background and Issue:Shared governance (SG) is an organized forum where bedside nurses are engaged in decision-making about professional practice, QI, and research to improve patient outcomes. Nursing engagement in SG has been linked to promoting improved nursing and patient outcomes.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

However, not all institutions can staff stroke-trained nurses 24/7. To address increasing after-hours DTP times, radiology staff nurses designed and implemented an institution-specific, comprehensive educational stroke training program for all night shift ED nurses.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The AHS’s Nursing Professional Development (NPD) department identified inaccuracies in data collection and minimal educational resources for improvement.Hypothesis:Would a nurse-centric Resuscitation Institute impact quality survivability metrics at an AHS?Goals:The

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Education equips patents and their families with the knowledge/tools needed to manage the long-term effects of a stroke and overall well-being.Background:Mary Greeley Medical Center (MGMC) leadership identified a lack of compliance in patient education in the post-acute setting for stoke survivors.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Nurse navigators have been utilized in other specialties resulting in positive impacts on patient care. Nurse navigators are becoming an important part of Stroke Center teams. Responsibilities vary, including patient education and post-discharge phone calls.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

An opportunity was identified to improve thrombolytic administration times by identifying and creating a timer keeper role as well as having a nursing code stroke checklist. A form was developed for nursing staff which included stroke metrics as well as time goals for each metric.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 12, 2025

It is one of the vital signs often measured by interns, nurses, and physicians at doctors offices, at bedside, and possibly at home. This process should begin early during training and be consistent throughout their clinical practice, supplemented by ongoing education.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:A post-pandemic culture without interdisciplinary rounds has led to a lack of communication between providers and nurses. NN developed a protocol for interdisciplinary rounds and communicated this with nursing, providers, and unit secretaries. NN educated nurses and providers about the evidence-based benefits of team rounds.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Patients receiving care from stroke specialized nurses have better outcomes. In 2021, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) published updates to the Comprehensive Nursing Care Scientific Statements providing new evidence and best nursing practices in stroke care.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Guideline based education regarding the importance of timely medication administration was provided in nursing huddles. Nurse to patient ratios were changed to 1:1 until goal BP achieved. BP medications were also placed in the CT scanner pyxis for immediate access. 80) vs 43(33-52.3) mins p=0.02. mins p=0.02 (Table 2).Conclusion:Guideline

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European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

JANUARY 27, 2025

Participants in the first IG received education on HF self-management principles before discharge. The second IGs were enrolled to a 3-month telephone follow-up educational programme in addition to the pre-discharge educational session. df = 3, P = 0.046) between the control group and in-person education group.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This team also provides in-person educational in-services to units where gaps in our data metrics have occurred. We have seen increased confidence with our inpatient units nursing staff in activating the stroke code immediately as soon as signs and symptoms of stroke are observed.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The issue identified was the lack of advanced practice nursing (APN) on the stroke team. A disease specific nurse case manager (NCM) begins the discharge process at the time of admission and proactively identifies the multiple barriers to discharge.

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DAIC

MAY 20, 2024

During the visit, a team of Joint Commission reviewers evaluated compliance with numerous certification standards, including a streamlined process for emergency treatment, patient education and protocols that improve patient outcomes. For more information, please visit The Joint Commission website.

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Heart BMJ

MAY 10, 2024

I took up the position of Vice President (VP) of Education at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) in 2023, following in Professor Andre Ng’s footsteps. However, this year, we have changed things, as the VP of Education has traditionally focused predominantly on the conference.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The following year, the RNs all reviewed a handout on the hospital’s SIPP which included “Do’s and Don’ts” of documentation and participated in a Skills Day where an educational game was utilized identify wounds and appropriate dressing types. Additionally, 12.5%

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background and Purpose:As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, the provision of community education is a priority goal of our program. The majority of our existing community education program takes place in locations where we receive requests to provide these sessions. We will partner with our Community Outreach department.

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DAIC

JUNE 4, 2024

This year’s program, “Global Echocardiography: Innovations in Diagnosis and Beyond,” is described as an educational experience gathering global experts and enthusiasts in echocardiography, hosted by the largest global organization for cardiovascular ultrasound imaging serving physicians, sonographers, nurses, and scientists.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

An interprofessional scenario allows all participants to learn about the different roles required for effective care.Methods:Fifty new graduate nurses participated in a pilot model of a traditional didactic session on stroke knowledge, followed by an “escape room” incorporating this knowledge to solve puzzles. range 0.6 - 1.6)

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

However, there are many practice barriers that impact the SC role including time management, mentorship, education, and training. The symposia provided specialized knowledge for the practice of Stroke Nursing, and uniformly increased participant’s perception of their ability to perform their duties.

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Cardiology Update

JANUARY 12, 2025

This includes the establishment of networks dedicated to its management, education, and research, as well as Late-Breaking Science.

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DAIC

JULY 30, 2024

HRX 2024 Program Highlights In addition to HRX Roundtables, networking breaks/lunch, the following is a list of some of the concurrent sessions and educational presentations and discussions will be held. Its mission is to improve the care of patients by promoting research, education, and optimal healthcare policies and standards.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Our previous code stroke processes included initial evaluation by the triage nurse, followed by rooming and transferring the patient from triage to the ED room, and then to the CT suite. ED staff were educated on sending the patient directly to CT after activation of code stroke by the triage physician.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In this pilot project, we aimed to incorporate the Stroke Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) in one of the Community Hospital (OCH) so that stroke care gaps can be identified and to optimize stroke care.Methodology:The Stroke APN obtained their clinical privileges to work in CH.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Neuroscience Nurse Navigator Program [NNN-P], implemented December 2019, included SP who received Alteplase [IV-A] or Mechanical Thrombectomy [MT]. Individualized education included importance of f/u w/SSS & PCP & risk factor [RF] management, with barriers to care assessed.

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Learning + Leading

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In the United States, the healthcare industry is confronted with the intricate issue of workforce shortages , but a collaborative network of employers, educators, and healthcare partners such as NHA are actively engaged in working towards a solution. According to a striking data point from  Becker's Hospital Review , the U.S.

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