Abstract
In the U. S. approximately 795,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke yearly. Stroke survival has increased with advances in medical technology. The impact of stroke on a patient's neurological status poses critical challenges for nurses. Communication is one area impacted by stroke. Strokes affecting the brain's right hemisphere (RHS) have been described in the literature as negatively impacting communication behaviors of patients, often in a subtle manner. The purpose of this exploratory descriptive study was to examine the knowledge that RNs in North Carolina possess about communication impairments associated with RHS and how these nurses anticipate using knowledge gained about these impairments in the care of these patients. The study also explored perceived barriers and facilitators to participating in continuing education about RHS associated communication impairments. The RHS Communication Impairment Knowledge Assessment tool assessed demographic variables, knowledge of RHS associated communication impairments, perceived barriers and facilitators to participating in continuing education about communication clusters associated with RHS, as well as how nurses anticipate using education about these impairments in caring for patients following RHS.
Sigma Membership
Upsilon Mu at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Stroke Patients, Nurse Knowledge, Communication Impairments
Advisor
Eileen M. Kohlenberg
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Degree Year
2017
Recommended Citation
Brooks, Susan K., "An exploration of nurses' knowledge of right hemisphere stroke associated communication impairments" (2019). Dissertations. 297.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/297
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-03-29
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10602495; ProQuest document ID: 1954071221. The author still retains copyright.