In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editor Wandria Dallas brings herconsiderable expertise to the topic of Neurocritical Care Nursing Management of Stroke. Although the treatment of acute stroke has been improved considerably, the majority of patients are left disabled with a considerable impact on functional independence and quality of life, and new strategies are needed in order to improve neurorehabilitation. This issue provides important updates on care of the stroke patient, aimed at providing critical care nurses with state-of-the-art interventions.

• Contains 10 practice-oriented topics including stroke risk related to COVID-19; airway management of stroke; stroke disability predictors; management of postoperative decompressive craniectomy; invasive neuromonitoring; and more.


• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on neurocritical care nursing management of stroke, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.


• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.