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Abbreviations

APN:

Advance Practice Nurse

CLABSI:

Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection

CSF:

Cerebral Spinal Fluid

EMS:

Emergency Medical Services

ICP:

Increased Intracranial Pressure

NIHSS:

National Institute of Health Stroke Scale

NINDS:

National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke

SLP:

Speech Language Pathology

tPA:

Tissue Plasminogen Activator

UTI:

Urinary Tract Infection

VAP:

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

VTE:

Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

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Claus, S., Mulkey, M. (2013). Stroke Nursing Care. In: Corrigan, M., Escuro, A., Kirby, D. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Stroke. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-380-0_16

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