Effect and prognosis of emergency nursing path in patients with acute stroke.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect and prognosis of the emergency nursing path in patients with acute stroke. METHODS In this prospective study, 108 patients with acute stroke were randomly divided into an observation group (n=54, implementing the emergency nursing path) and a control group (n=54, implementing emergency routine care). We compared the rescue time-related indicators, neurological function, cognitive function and prognosis of the two groups. RESULTS The time from admission to diagnosis and the time from diagnosis to specialist treatment in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group (all P<0.05). After two weeks of intervention, the score of National Institute of Health Stroke Scale in the two groups of patients were lower than before the intervention, and the observation group was even lower (all P<0.05). After one month of discharge, the score of Activity of Daily Living Scale decreased while the scores of Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Mini-mental State Examination and Glasgow Outcome Scale increased in both groups, with more significant changes in the observation group (all P<0.05). The disability rate in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION The implementation of emergency nursing could significantly shorten the time from admission to specialist treatment for patients with acute stroke. It could also promote the recovery of neurological and cognitive functions, which was conducive to the prognosis of patients.