The Work of the Nurse at the Stroke Unit

The theme of the Bachelor degree work ?The Work of the Nurse at the Stroke Unit? was chosen as it deals with the interesting issue of the development of neurology medical branch which is closely connected with building ictus stroke units. These new units provide for modern treatment and nursing care in particular to patients suffering from the acute vascular cerebral accident ? stroke (ictus). The development of these units also supposes higher requirements for nurses both in the sphere of the theoretical knowledge and the practical skills. The theoretical part of the work deals with the general issue of ictus in the form of symptoms, diagnostics and treatment. Further, it informs us about the organization of the cerebral-vascular care in the Czech Republic and nurses´ competences in the selected nursing performances. Next, there is described the intervention of the nurse at the acute reception of the patient suffering from ictus and particularly the complex nursing care at the ictus/stroke unit accompanied with nursing diagnoses which occur at the patient suffering from ictus. The aim of the work was to find out specific features of the nurse´s work at the ictus unit from the nurse´s point of view and to map out nurse´s knowledge at the ictus unit from the nurse´s point of view. To accomplish both aims there were answered research questions. VO1: What nursing procedure is specific for the work of the nurse at the ictus unit? VO2: What nursing diagnoses are specific for patients at the ictus unit? VO3: What knowledge is required form the nurses working at the ictus unit? VO4: How does the nurse gain necessary knowledge for the work at the ictus unit? The practical part of the work provides a lot of information on the work of the nurse at the ictus unit from the nurse´s point of view. This detailed information was found out by means of the research investigation, the qualitative method in the form of interviews with nurses at the selected ictus units. The results of the research work are used for the compilation of the nursing standard of the care for the patient suffering from ictus during thrombolytic therapy. This standard provides nurses complex information and helps the patient to get high-quality and safe nursing care