Course description

Student will learn about the pathology of vascular lesions, haemorrhage and cerebral infarction. Students will learn issues associated with the nursing management of a person with these conditions and re-visit the ethical obligations and legal issues in relation to caring for a non-competent adult. The role of registered nurses and other members of the health care team in assessing functional capacity and in rehabilitation will be discussed. Students will learn the incidence and risk factors for hypertension & cerebrovascular accident identified by population based studies.

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