Stroke: holistic care and management

Nurs Stand. 2004;18(33):43-52; quiz 54, 56. doi: 10.7748/ns2004.04.18.33.43.c3602.

Abstract

Stroke can have a devastating effect on a patient's life and that of his or her family. This article discusses the causes and effects of stroke and outlines the role of the nurse in the rehabilitation of a patient after stroke with reference to the National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke (RCP 2002).

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Arteries
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation
  • Communication
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Family / psychology
  • Holistic Health*
  • Humans
  • Nurse's Role*
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Recovery of Function
  • Rehabilitation Nursing / organization & administration*
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Support
  • Stroke / etiology
  • Stroke / nursing
  • Stroke / psychology
  • Stroke Rehabilitation*