Not Your Grandpa's Stroke: Recognizing Acute Stroke in the Young Adult

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Stroke in the young accounts for up to 10%-15% of all strokes and recent data suggest an increasing trend in ischemic stroke in this population. Patients under 50 years of age often do not present with classic signs and symptoms of stroke and their neurologic symptoms are usually attributed to other causes due to their young age and lack of comorbid conditions. In this session we discuss some common and not-so-common causes of stroke in the young and describe prevention strategies and acute treatment options.

Objectives

Identify signs and symptoms of acute stroke and variations in the young adult.
Describe common and uncommon etiologies of acute stroke in the young adult.
Discuss acute treatment options for acute stroke in the young adult.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity. Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.