Abstract

New Hanover Regional Medical Center recognized that despite the proven benefits, recommendations, and goals for timely administration of tPA that there was evidence of variation in treatment prompting the organization and stroke team to eliminate clinical variation through the development and improvement of the stroke systems of care.

Author Details

Casey McCutcheon Stone, MSN, BS, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA; Tom Curley, MSN, Department of Clinical Outcomes, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Sigma Membership

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Lead Author Affiliation

New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Clinical Outcomes, Lean Methodology, Stroke

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Implementation and improvement of stroke systems of care to improve patient outcomes

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

New Hanover Regional Medical Center recognized that despite the proven benefits, recommendations, and goals for timely administration of tPA that there was evidence of variation in treatment prompting the organization and stroke team to eliminate clinical variation through the development and improvement of the stroke systems of care.