Positioning of stroke patients : Evaluation of a teaching intervention with nurses

• Published in: Stroke (1970) Vol. 29; no. 8; pp. 1612 - 1617
• Main Authors: JONES, A, CARR, E. K, NEWHAM, D. J, WILSON-BARNETT, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.08.1998; American Heart Association, Inc
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Cerebrovascular Disorders - nursing; Cerebrovascular Disorders - rehabilitation; Education, Nursing, Continuing; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Neurology; Posture; Program Evaluation; Reflex; Rehabilitation Nursing - education; Rehabilitation Nursing - methods; Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system; United Kingdom > UK; England; Performance evaluation; Human; Positioning; Nervous system diseases; Stroke; Cardiovascular disease; Patient; Cerebral disorder; Vascular disease; Educational program; Treatment; Central nervous system disease; Rehabilitation; Cerebrovascular disease; Nurse

There is agreement, although little evidence, that consistently positioning stroke patients in allegedly reflex-inhibiting positions is therapeutic and will enhance functional recovery. The nursing staff, therefore, needs to know and implement these postures and understand their potential underlying...