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Nutrition and hydration management among stroke patients in inpatient rehabilitation: a best practice implementation project
Conclusion: The current project successfully increased knowledge of nutrition and hydration management for stroke survivors and more closely aligned inpatient management with best practice guidelines to improve health outcomes. It highlighted areas of focus moving forward and has prompted ongoing work for sustaining evidence-based practice change.
Source: International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare - February 4, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS Source Type: research

The Efficacy of a Comprehensive Reminder System to Improve Health Behaviors and Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Conclusion: At 3 months, use of the Comprehensive Reminder System based on the Health Belief Model, yielded improvement in most health behaviors and blood pressure control in hypertensive ischemic stroke patients. Continued implementation of this intervention protocol is warranted to determine the long-term effect. Smoking and alcohol use behaviors need to be targeted with a different intervention.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - October 11, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: Prevention Source Type: research

Picking up the Cause of the Stroke
A 62-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes was transferred to a tertiary care center from a community hospital for persistent abdominal pain and the inability to tolerate oral feedings. Before transfer, the patient underwent peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement for IV pain medications, IV fluids, and parenteral nutrition. An entry chest radiograph showed the PICC was located in a persistent left-sided superior vena cava. The tertiary physicians assumed the PICC was safe to use, and the patient began receiving nutrition and fluids through the line.
Source: AORN Journal - August 31, 2017 Category: Nursing Tags: Column Source Type: research

The Role of Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock
This article discusses patient assessment and management with anticoagulation, sedation, ventilation, and nutrition. Complications may occur, including bleeding, hemolysis, infection, acute kidney injury, stroke, left ventricular distention, limb ischemia, and upper body hypoxia. Patients may recover enough myocardial function to be weaned from ECMO or may be transitioned to a ventricular assist device or transplant. Quality of life may be affected by VA ECMO but may be no different than patients with other chronic health issues.
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - June 17, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: P. Lynn McGugan Source Type: research

Nutritional status and clinical evolution of the elderly in home enteral nutritional therapy: a retrospective cohort study.
CONCLUSION: the majority of patients in home enteral nutrition therapy presented maintenance and / or improvement of clinical and nutritional status. Therefore, this therapy may contribute to a better clinical and nutritional evolution. PMID: 31618391 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem - October 13, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Menezes CS, Fortes RC Tags: Rev Lat Am Enfermagem Source Type: research