A registered nurse case manager for MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland woke up with a headache and said she felt dizzy off and on throughout the day, according to Midland Daily News. By the afternoon, ...

Hospitals are referring a larger share of stroke patients to inpatient rehabilitation facilities, which typically favor home health as the provider of any additional step-down care, a recent study ...

Designation as a stroke center requires that all clinical and nonclinical hospital employees receive training on how to recognize a stroke and take appropriate actions. This was the challenge JFK ...

"She was my guardian angel and my savior," Sophie said. "When I turned and looked down the aisle, here came Mary. And she ...

New Zealand’s first specialist stroke nursing course will be underway next year for registered nurses. The University of Auckland’s School of Nursing will be up-skilling registered nurses with the six ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The American Heart Association released a set of three ...

Citation: Thelwell S (2013) Rehabilitation for patients after stroke. Nursing Times; 109: 35, 17. Author: Sue Thelwell is stroke services coordinator, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire ...

A stroke is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. It is the fifth highest cause of death globally. The importance of expert intervention, regular physiotherapy and ...

Providence, RI - A new study shows that only half of elderly stroke survivors living in nursing homes receive any pharmacological therapy for secondary prevention of stroke. Reporting these findings ...

DEAR CAROL: Dad had a stroke three months ago at the age of 89. Before the stroke Dad lived in a retirement center and I'd take care of his medications and take him out occasionally. He's now in a ...