Document No. #1
Center Structure: Infrastructure, number of beds, ICU, number of CT scanners, number of MRI scanners, number ofbeds in the stroke unit, and list of stroke team professionals and specialties.
Document No. #2
Stroke Team Documents:
Minimum conformation: All Neurologists, one representative from Emergency Nursing, one representative from the Stroke Unit Nursing, one representative from the ICU nursing and one representative from Physiotherapy.
- Neurologists: All must attach training certificate (diploma), NIHSS certificate and mRankin obtained within thelast 2
- Head of Emergency Nurse, Stroke Unit, and ICU: Must include certificate (diploma) of training and NIHSS
- Physiotherapy: Must attach training certificate (diploma).
- Professional in charge of assessment of outcomes: Certificate (diploma) of training and mRankin certificateobtained within the last 2
Document No. #3
Nursing staff training:
Nurses and Nursing Technicians – Certificate 4 hours / year.
Topics: Swallowing assessment, Temperature Control, Glucose Control, Mobilization, Secondary Prevention,Anticoagulation, among others.
Nurses: A representative of the Emergency Nursing team, a representative of the Stroke Unit Nursing team and a representative of the ICU Nursing team must present one of the following certifications:
- Angels program nursing training course
- Training Course on the Stroke Protocol for Nursing (Global Stroke Alliance – ABENEURO)
- Local training course given by a competent and certified
Nursing Technicians: Attendance list of training given by a competent and certified professional.
Document No. #4
Stroke nursing staff training: Acute Management
Certificate 2 hours / year.
Nursing: Nurse representing the Emergency team must present one of the following certifications:
- Angels program nursing training course
- Training Course on the LCA Protocol for Nursing (Global Stroke Alliance – ABENEURO)
- Local training course given by a competent and certified
Emergency nursing technicians: List of presence of training given by a competent and certified professional.
Document No. #5
Training for Emergency Service physicians: 4 hours / year.
A Local Training Attendance List given by a competent and certified professional will be accepted. The trainingcontent table must be presented and inform the learning assessment method.
Document No. #6
Training for physicians at the stroke unit, Angiosuite and neurological ICU: 8 hours/year. The followingcertifications will be accepted:
- Angels Stroke Academy Course Certificate
- Local training provided by a competent and certified The training content table must bepresented and inform the learning assessment method.
Document No. #7
Training for Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapy: 4 hours / year.
- Local Training may be presented by a competent and certified The training content table mustbe presented and inform the learning assessment method.
Document No. #8
Service protocol implemented:
Description of the protocol used in the care of patients with stroke and references.
Document No. #9
Stroke patient care pathway.
Document No. #10
Record of performance measures:
Indicators evaluated, what type of registry is used (local, national, or international), frequency of registry evaluation, what actions are generated based on these indicators (action plans).
Document No. #11
Responsible for the center’s quality indicators
The responsible person must present their certificate (diploma) of training.
Document No. #12
Strategic plan used to improve the quality of care.
Document No. #13
Attendance list at the Stroke Center meetings:
List of attendances in training, case discussion, scientific meeting, discussion of quality indicators, etc.
Document No. #14
Stroke network and pre-hospital care (description, if any)
