Kathy Morrison, McLaughlin, Diane C., DNP, AGACNP-BC

Fast Facts about Stroke Care for the Advanced Practice Nurse

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A practical guide to diagnostic tests, advanced treatments, medication management, research protocols, and best practice standards. This is a quick and handy reference for the advanced practice nurse caring for stroke patients.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 270g
• ISBN-13: 9780826176035
• ISBN-10: 0826176038
• Artikelnr.: 68717526

Autorenporträt

Kathy J. Morrison, MSN, RN, SCRN, FAHA is a certified stroke nurse, a Fellow of the American Heart Association, and a recipient of the prestigious Pennsylvania State Nightingale Award for Clinical Nursing Excellence. As the stroke program manager for the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, she oversaw all aspects of stroke care, from prehospital through stroke clinic follow-up until her retirement in 2021. She played a pivotal role in Penn State Hershey Medical Center's attainment of The Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center certification and has mentored many stroke program coordinators through the process of attaining Primary and Comprehensive Stroke Center certification. Ms. Morrison also served on The Joint Commission Expert Panel for Stroke Center certification standards. Ms. Morrison's published works have appeared in nursing journals and neuroscience course curricula. Her books Fast Facts for Stroke Care Nursing 1st & 2nd editions, Stroke Certification Study Guide for Nurses and Stroke Nursing Certification Review have been well received in the nursing community, both as handy guides for stroke care nurses and as preparation tools for the SCRN® certification exam. Even in retirement, she remains active in leading SCRN® review courses, participating in community stroke awareness campaigns and facilitating a regional stroke survivor support group. She established the Stroke Coordinators of Pennsylvania (SCoPA) in 2010--a group of stroke coordinators whose collaborative work has resulted in significant improvements in stroke care and outcomes in community hospitals across central Pennsylvania. She is a Fellow of the American Heart Association, a member of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, a board member of the Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses and a board member of the Stroke Survivors Foundation.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: Introduction
Chapter 1: The Role of the APP in Stroke Care
PART II: Foundations of Stroke Care
Chapter 2: Stroke Care Evolution
Chapter 3: Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
Chapter 4: Associated Stroke Disorders & Stroke Mimics
PART III: Diagnostics and Assessment
Chapter 5: Neurological and Functional Assessment in Stroke
Chapter 6: Diagnostic Stroke Work-up
PART IV: Diagnostics and Assessment
Chapter 7: Emergency Care: Prehospital and in the Emergency Department
Chapter 8: Endovascular and Surgical Management of Stroke
Chapter 9: ICU Stroke Care
Chapter 10: Critical Care Pharmacology
Chapter 11: Stroke Unit Care
Chapter 12: Telestroke
Chapter 13: End of Life Care
PART V: Education and Research
Chapter 14: Primary and Secondary Stroke Prevention
Chapter 15: Provider and Staff Education and Competence
Chapter 16: Quality Metrics, Data Use and Guidelines
Chapter 17: Stroke Research and the Advanced Practice Provider
Glossary