Developing Stroke Services: A Key Role for Nursing and Nurses

Acute Stroke Nursing

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 17-32

  Burton, Christopher R ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comprehensive stroke register at organisational level; Developing acute stroke nursing; Developing stroke services key role for nursing and nurses; Nursing role in stroke predominant service model underpinning UK stroke care; Research implementation in health care complex issues; Responding to new strategies and emerging evidence for stroke services; Stroke service development and nursing potential; Stroke services and nursing contribution; Stroke services recognised internationally as priority for practice and policy development; Therapeutic nursing in stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883926920     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318838.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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