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

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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

Last updated on October 25, 2021

Manual: Advanced DSC - Comprehensive Stroke

Chapter: Delivering or Facilitating Clinical Care DSDF

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