What are the staff education requirements for Comprehensive Stroke Program Certification?

Any examples are for illustrative purposes only.
 

• Core stroke team members, as defined by the organization, are required to have 8 hours of stroke education annually. 
• ED nurses, as identified by the organization, are required to have 2 hours of education on cerebro-vascular disease annually.
• Non-nursing ED staff, for example, Physician Assistants, EKG/Respiratory Care Technicians, Imaging/Laboratory staff, etc., as identified by the organization, are required to have 2 hours of education on cerebrovascular disease annually.
• Nurses (other than ED) caring for comprehensive stroke patients as identified by the organization, are required to have 8 hrs. of stroke education annually. Examples may include, but not limited to: nurses providing stroke care in the stroke unit, ICU that contains the dedicated neuro-intensive care beds for  complex stroke patients, endovascular catheterization laboratory, patient care units, a rehabilitation unit, etc.

Applicable Standards
  • Delivering or Facilitating Clinical Care: DSDF.1 EP 7