• Nurses Educational Opportunities Stroke Care update
    AHA ACLS,  All Services,  ICU/ER Track

    2018 Stroke Care Guidelines

    The brain is a convoluted organ with many highways and byways. It’s amazing how the brain sorts out millions of messages and allows us to communicate and move about. However, damage caused to the brain by a stroke can immensely impair a person’s ability to communicate and function effectively. For these reasons in 2017 the American Heart Association announced they were reaching beyond their boundaries of heart disease to encompass Brain Disorders, specifically that of stroke. To begin breaking down the vast and intricate details of the brain we must perceive the brain like the passengers in a flight. Are you ready! “Passengers, we are ready for take-off. Put your seats…