If stroke symptoms are suspected, the nurse notifies the provider or Rapid Response Team. In the PACU setting, most often it's the provider who gets notified of the patient change in status and then directs the nurse to activate a Code Stroke if indicated. ...

We have a similar structure. Once our stroke code is called, they head straight to CT then to ED. They would then be admitted from the ED department. ------------------------------ Carrie O'Brien BSN, RN Great Plains Health North Platte NE 1308.520.0233 ...

All, I am currently working on this for our program, and am very interested in this discussion. I have found some supporting evidenced based peer reviewed articles that I can utilize, however I am looking for more. Jennifer Brown, BSN, CNRN Huntington, ...