Nursing care practices to improve acute stroke care : a descriptive literature review
Abbas, Shakirat Olaide (2019)
2019
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Acute stroke starts suddenly, but typically worsens rapidly. Therefore, it is considered as a devastating illness requiring emergent attention and care, considering its adverse effects of leading to a high degree of patients’ mortality and inadvertently physical incapacity. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to find out nursing practices required for care of acute stroke, and furthermore, to discover recent research in tackling the risk factors and the role of nurses in the care of acute stroke patients.
Furthermore, this study is carried out by reviewing literature in order to discover nursing practices in the care of patients with acute stroke, and to study how nursing care of acute stroke can be improved by the enhancement on the use of evidence with regards to the prevention of early complications. The prevention of complications within the first 24 - 48hrs decreases stroke-related mortality, therefore, using the electronic database searches of CINAHL, PubMed and SAGE and considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Furthermore, codes retrieved were recorded after which themes were being generated. Hence, the major themes formed were: Nurse led ward round, Goal setting and Nursing support which were further divided into sub-themes.
Finally, It has been discovered that the management and care of stroke involves the carrying out of evidence-based approach which could therefore be implemented by professionals within the healthcare team, in order to emphasize the care in recognizing, response, and treatment are delivered in an inclusive approach, and as such, nurse-led ward round has proven to be a powerful tool to empowering nurses to make decisions within their professional capabilities, within which its contribution has had a significant impact on patient care and safety through early detection and prevention of stroke complications, in an acute setting.
Furthermore, this study is carried out by reviewing literature in order to discover nursing practices in the care of patients with acute stroke, and to study how nursing care of acute stroke can be improved by the enhancement on the use of evidence with regards to the prevention of early complications. The prevention of complications within the first 24 - 48hrs decreases stroke-related mortality, therefore, using the electronic database searches of CINAHL, PubMed and SAGE and considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Furthermore, codes retrieved were recorded after which themes were being generated. Hence, the major themes formed were: Nurse led ward round, Goal setting and Nursing support which were further divided into sub-themes.
Finally, It has been discovered that the management and care of stroke involves the carrying out of evidence-based approach which could therefore be implemented by professionals within the healthcare team, in order to emphasize the care in recognizing, response, and treatment are delivered in an inclusive approach, and as such, nurse-led ward round has proven to be a powerful tool to empowering nurses to make decisions within their professional capabilities, within which its contribution has had a significant impact on patient care and safety through early detection and prevention of stroke complications, in an acute setting.