Straight A Nursing

In Med/Surg 1, you learn the basics of stroke nursing and how rewarding and challenging it can be to care for these patients. And, because the human brain is an extraordinary thing, the manifestations of stroke and the nursing interventions are enough to make your head spin! In this podcast we cover the basics of stroke, including: * Causes and pathophysiology * Difference between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke * Stages of stroke * Clinical manifestations of stroke * Prevention * Treatment of an evolving stroke * Long-term treatment of a stroke patient ___________________ Episode 148 - Tune in to this episode to find out what happens when you call a stroke alert on your patient. FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Med Surg Solution - Are you looking for a more effective way to learn