Reflections on 50 Years of Neuroscience Nursing: The Growth of Stroke Nursing

Nancy Jackson1, Elaine Haxton, Kathy Morrison

  • 1Questions or comments about this article may be directed to Nancy Jackson, MSN(R) CNRN SCRN, at nancy.jackson@ssmhealth.com. Lead Stroke Program Coordinator, SSM Health DePaul Hospital, St Louis, MO. Elaine Haxton, MS APRN-CCNS, is Stroke Coordinator, Integris James R. Daniel Cerebrovascular Stroke Center, Oklahoma City, OK. Kathy Morrison, MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAHA, is Stroke Program Manager, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Erin Markey, MS RN ANP-BC, is Stroke Coordinator, St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY. Linda J. Andreoli, MSN RN SCRN, is Stroke Coordinator, Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Monroe, MI. Theresa Maloney, MSN RN MBA MHA, is Stroke Program Coordinator, Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Nataliya Omelchenko, DNP SCRN ANVP, is Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL. Amanda Aroose, BSN RN CNRN SCRN, is Stroke Coordinator, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Lynn B. Stevens, BSN RN MHA MBA, is Stroke Program Coordinator, Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL.

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