Comprehensive care of adults with acute XXXX .

@entity1 @entity64 @entity16 @entity51 @entity385
@entity64 continues to represent the leading cause of long term disability despite positive achievements in the last few years. An estimated 50 million @entity64 survivors world wide currently cope with significant physical, cognitive, and @entity51 , and 25% to 74% of these survivors will require some assistance or are fully dependent on caregivers for activities of daily living. The interdisciplinary team approach, with the nurse playing the central role, is important across the continuum of care. Families must cope with the impact of stoke on their daily lives once the acute phase of @entity64 care is over. Studies have shown personal and environmental factors influence outcomes after @entity64 . @entity1 and family education during the acute phase of @entity64 care is vitally important. There is also a need to educate nursing and other members of the interdisciplinary team about the potential for recovery in the later or more chronic phases of @entity64 care. The goal of hospitals seeking and obtaining certification as a Primary @entity64 Center is to provide the best possible outcomes for @entity1 suffering a @entity64 . An organized evidence-based approach to each aspect of @entity64 care contributes to the quality of the outcomes and requires an infrastructure that the organized center can provide. @entity64 is a complex disease process that requires the skills of an interdisciplinary team. Prevention of medical complications and @entity16 is key in managing @entity1 with acute @entity385 . The use of clinical pathways and physician standing orders helps to guide the team in managing the care of @entity64 @entity1 in the acute phase of care. Traditionally the role of educating @entity1 and families about the modifiable and treatable risk factors, and the nonmodifiable risk factors for @entity64 has been a nursing responsibility. Because @entity1 education is a performance standard for primary @entity64 centers, nurses must be well informed regarding evidence-based practices associated with effective lifestyle modification strategies for a diverse population.
