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Comprehensive Acute Stroke Care 9 hr. CE Online
Class Price:	$49.00

Course Description

Stroke education for nurses and other healthcare professionals. This stroke training course

includes the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) assessment, stroke symptoms, types of stroke,

pathophysiology, diagnosis, prehospital and ED evaluation, treatment options. The course

provides an emphasis on acute care and initial rehabilitation for patients who have

experienced a stroke.

Course Format: Online

Price: $40.00

Contact Hours: 9 Hours

Case Management Contact Hours: 6.75

LEARNING OUTCOME AND OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this continuing education

course, you will demonstrate an understanding of the anatomical alterations,

pathophysiology, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment options, emphasizing acute care and

initial rehabilitation, for patients who have experienced a stroke. Specific learning objectives

to address potential knowledge gaps include:

• Review stroke epidemiology.

• Identify risk factors, triggers, and effects of stroke.

• Discuss major classifications, including pathophysiology and clinical presentation.

• Describe the components of prehospital and emergency department evaluation and

management.

• Discuss the guidelines for early treatment and management of patients with acute

stroke.

• Identify the complications and associated interventions that may occur during the

intensive care unit (ICU) care of acute stroke patients.

• Summarize hospital nursing management for stroke patients beyond 24 hours.

• Identify assessment, interventions, and goals of physical, occupational, and speech-language

stroke rehabilitation in the acute setting.

• List actions to be taken in the prevention of secondary stroke.

ANCC Accreditation and State Board Approval

Continuing Education Provider Credentials for Wild Iris

Medical Education

Wild Iris Medical Education is accredited/approved as a provider of continuing education for

licensed healthcare professionals by the agencies listed below. Check with your board or

agency if you are not certain whether our courses are accepted for your license.

Nursing

Accredited/approved by:

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

California Board of Nursing

Florida Board of Nursing