Question

Stroke Can Occur to Different Cultures and Genders.

View the CDC website on stroke:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). Stroke (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/stroke/index.htm

Compose a response to the following questions:

1.As an RN in an emergency room what signs and symptoms would you associate with someone having a stroke?  

2. Would these symptoms be different in different cultures and genders?  

3. Identify one culture or gender and discuss their risk factors and presentation of a stroke.  

4. During the first 60 minutes of identifying a stroke, what test and treatments should be completed in order to promote the highest level of recovery?

5. What would you include in a teaching plan for this patient?

Include your references

Answer 1

1. Signs and symptoms of stroke include:

• Facial and limbs weakness
• Slurring of speech
• Disorientation and dizziness
• Blurred vision
• Confusion
• Loss of balance and incoordination
• Headache and vomiting

2. The symptoms for stroke do not vary according to cultural or gender difference

3. African Americans are at a higher risk of stroke than caucasians. This is because they have a higher risk of hypertension, diabetes and obesity.

The clinical presentation of stroke includes:

- blurred vision

- slurry speech

- weakness or paralysis of face, arms and legs

- confusion, disorientation and dizziness

- headache

- balance deficits

4. The two treatments to give within 60 min of stroke are

- thrombolysis i.e. breaking down of clot with agents like recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and intra arterial fibrinolysis

- thrombectomy i.e. surgical removal of clot

5. Teaching to stroke patient includes :

- encouraging patient to perform his ADLs by self

- teach patient skin care, feeding, positioning

- educate the family and caregivers about patient condition

- teach patient to assess his vitals like BP, pulse and temperature

- encourage patient to adapt to a healthy lifestyle and eating havits

- encourage patient to have daily walks and exercises.