Focus On: Stroke 

Page reviewed and updated: November 2025
 

Caring for patients with stroke can be challenging. When a stroke is occurring, it is critical to distinguish the symptoms from other diagnoses. Determining the type and location of stroke is yet another difficulty. Further challenges are met with treatment and rehabilitation.

We know that time equals tissue when it comes to stroke care. Read the latest articles from our journals to make sure you know how to recognize signs and symptoms of stroke and follow recommended guidelines to improve outcomes.

Pocket Cards

Assessment and Management of Stroke
Lippincott® NursingCenter®, February 2025
 

Alteplase Injection for Acute Ischemic Events
Lippincott® NursingCenter®, November 2024

Guideline Summaries

 

Stroke Care

Measures and Influencers of Reintegration for the Stroke Patient: A Systematic Review
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, December 2024

Implementation of a Nurse-Initiated Protocol to Improve Enteral Medication Administration Documentation in Stroke Patients
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, December 2024

CE Nursing management of acute ischemic stroke
Nursing made Incredibly Easy!, September/October 2024

CE Fever, Hyperglycemia, and Swallowing Management in Stroke Unit and Non–Stroke-Unit European Hospitals: A Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC) Europe Substudy
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, April 2024

The Lived Experience of Serious Stroke Survival: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Case Study
Rehabilitation Nursing Journal, May/June 2023

CE Anosognosia for Hemiplegia and Falls After Stroke: A Prospective Correlational Study
Rehabilitation Nursing Journal, January/February 2023
 
CE Acute ischemic stroke or migraine with aura? Triage considerations
Nursing2022, February 2022

Stroke Caregivers

CE Theoretically Based Factors Associated With Stroke Family Caregiver Health
Rehabilitative Nursing Journal, May/June 2024

CE Working-Age Caregivers of Stroke Survivors: Needs, Concerns, and Quality of Life
Rehabilitative Nursing Journal, March/April 2024
 
CE A Person-Centered Approach Understanding Stroke Survivor and Family Caregiver Emotional Health
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, April 2022
 
CE Using the Preparedness Assessment for the Transition Home After Stroke Instrument to Identify Stroke Caregiver Concerns Predischarge: Uncertainty, Anticipation, and Cues to Action
Rehabilitation Nursing Journal, January/February 2021
 

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