Grey Bruce Health Services

• Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care (updated 2010)

• Order Sets:
  • Thrombolytic Therapy Admission Order Set
    • Alteplase (tPA) Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
    • Alteplase (tPA) Dosage Protocol
  • Non-Thrombolytic Therapy Stroke Orders
    • Hypercoagulable Screen Information Sheet

• Protocols/Order Sets:

  • Adult Subcutaneous Insulin Order Set
  • Adult Potassium Oral Dosing Clinical Protocol
  • Bowel Care Clinical Protocol
  • Hypoglycemia Management Clinical Protocol greater than or equal to 18 years

• Clinical Pathway:
  • Stroke Pathway Clinical Checklist (entire acute-medical clinical pathway package)

  Pathway Components:

  • Front Page
  • Emergency Phase 0-3 hours
  • Braden Risk Assessment
  • Acute Care Phase
  • Transitional Phase
  • Maintenance Phase
  • Discharge Criteria

   

  • Canadian Neurological Scale
  • Canadian Neurological Scale REFERENCE SHEET
  • Dysphagia Screening Tool
  • Modified Rankin Scale

Please see the Stroke Pathway Resource Binder (available on your unit) for more information on stroke management.

• Patient Education:

• Patient Pathway
• Teaching Checklist
• Caregiver Checklist
• Caregiver Handbook
• Young Carers - Children as Caregivers
  • Professional Information Sheet
  • Young Carers Edition
• Parenting After Stroke
• Community Resources for Stroke Survivors and Their Families
• Getting on With The Rest of Your Life After Stroke
• The Patient and Family Guide to Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care
• Risk Factors Checklist

• Resource Materials:
  • Transfer and Ambulation Form
  • Change Theory
  • Tips and Tools for Everyday Living: A Guide for Stroke Caregivers
  • Healthy Moves