Stroke essays

Evidence-Based Practice Patient to Nurse Ratio The ratio of patient to nurse determines a lot when it comes to quality care for all which is not an exception in the areas of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord patients, and strok...

Introduction A stroke coordinator is in charge of education of both patients and nursing staff on stroke management. A theory that is in line with this area of practice is Mauk’s model of post-stroke recovery. This is a theory ...

Background Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) otherwise known as strokes, apoplexy, or brain attacks refer to the death or damage of parts of the brain resulting from the blockage of blood supply by blood clots (ischemic stroke) or ...

Introduction Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the world and constitutes almost 12% of the deaths in the world. Approximately, there are nearly one million cases of stroke reported every year. A stroke occurs when t...