Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - ️️associated with an increased risk of stroke
- warning sign
- TIME TO MODIFY RISK FACTORS
- know the S/S of stroke so if does happen to pt, they will call for help
stroke - ️️ischemia or hemorrhage into the brain resulting in death of brain cells
- br...
NURS 405A EXAM 1
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - ✔️✔️associated with an increased risk of stroke
- warning sign
- TIME TO MODIFY RISK FACTORS
- know the S/S of stroke so if does happen to pt, they will call for help
stroke - ✔️✔️ischemia or hemorrhage into the brain resulting in death of brain cells
- brain attack
- cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- loss of function varies according to location and extent of brain tissue involved
with a stroke what does the loss of function depend on? - ✔️✔️it varies according to
location and extent of brain tissue involved
stroke damage - left brain - ✔️✔️trouble speaking or understanding spoken or written
words
slow, careful movements
inability to see things on the right side of body
safety issue = bc can't see on right side of body
- shouldn't be driving
- ambulation issues include just walking around and not seeing some tripping hazards
or a break in the sidewalk = take precautions
stroke damage - right side - ✔️✔️trouble with visual perception
neglect of left side of body
inability to see things to the left
poor decision making
impulsiveness
short attention span
slow learning of new things
safety issue = can't see on left side of body
,how do you teach pts that suffered from a R-sided stroke to take care of themselves
when they go home - bc they're slow to learn new things - ✔️✔️break it down into very
small sessions
keep repeating them, have them do teach back until we are convinced that they can do
it
what is the 5th leading cause of death for americans? - ✔️✔️stroke
the role of race & ethnicity in strokes - ✔️✔️risk of first stroke is 2x as high for BLACKS
as for WHITES
BLACKS are MORE LIKELY TO DIE following a stroke than whites
HISPANICS' stroke risk falls between that of whites and blacks
AMERICAN INDIANS, ALASKA NATIVES, AND BLACKS are more likely to have a
stroke
Age with strokes - ✔️✔️STROKE RISK VARIES BY AGE - but does not discriminate
risk INCREASES with age
strokes can - and do= occur at any age
87% of all strokes are what type? - ✔️✔️ischemic
what is a leading cause of serious long-term disability? - ✔️✔️strokes - reduces
mobility in more than half of stroke survivors > or = 65
what is the most common type of stroke - ✔️✔️ischemic stroke
what is an ischemic stroke caused by? - ✔️✔️an inadequate blood flow to the brain
either caused by thrombus or embolus
non-modifiable risk factors for stroke - ✔️✔️age
- risk doubles each decade after 55
if we recognize that they are affecting our overall health AND we are motivated to
change those unhealthy habits - then we can modify
- jobs as nurses to convince them
how much exercise should a person have a day - ✔️✔️30-40 min
transient episode of neurologic dysfunction caused by focal brain, spinal cord, or retinal
ischemia, but WITHOUT acute infarction of the brain
thrombotic stroke - ✔️✔️clot forms due to plaque and narrowing of artery
embolic stroke - ✔️✔️can't pass through the artery in the brain
hemorrhagic - ✔️✔️vessel breaks and blood seeps out into the brain
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