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Evidence-Based Recommendations: Management of Left Ventricular Thrombus Post–Acute Myocardial Infarction
This article serves as a general review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of LVT.
Source: Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing - October 8, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Educational DIMENSION Source Type: research

Outcomes of a Stroke Response Team on the Emergent Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Discussion Implementation of a stroke response team increased the knowledge of the care team, improved the timeliness of blood pressure control, and decreased the time for emergency department arrival to a critical care bed, and to anticoagulation reversal agent administration.
Source: Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing - April 6, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Leadership DIMENSION Source Type: research

Q-15 Minutes Vital Sign Documentation Is a Poor Surrogate for Assessing Quality of Care After Acute Ischemic Stroke
Conclusion Frequency of documentation does not reflect the quality of care during the early phase of acute stroke treatment.
Source: Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing - October 8, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Educational DIMENSION Source Type: research

Promoting Evidence-Based Practice at a Primary Stroke Center: A Nurse Education Strategy
Background: Promoting a culture of evidence-based practice within a health care facility is a priority for health care leaders and nursing professionals; however, tangible methods to promote translation of evidence to bedside practice are lacking. Objectives: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to design and implement a nursing education intervention demonstrating to the bedside nurse how current evidence-based guidelines are used when creating standardized stroke order sets at a primary stroke center, thereby increasing confidence in the use of standardized order sets at the point of care and supporting e...
Source: Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing - June 6, 2017 Category: Nursing Tags: Educational DIMENSION Source Type: research