Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (JNN)

Neuroscience Nursing Interventions and Outcomes in Acute... : Journal of Neuroscience Nursing s of age or older nonintensive care or rehabilitation hospitalized patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and identify gaps in the evidence. METHODS: Scoping review was followed, which included creation of a structured review protocol, a comprehensive librarian-assisted literature search of studies from 2010 to 2023, and the use of systematic review software. Reviewers performed title, abstract, and full-text review of studies meeting the inclusion criteria. A structured data extraction form was used to record characteristics of included studies, as well as nursing interventions and outcomes for hospitalized patients with AIS. RESULTS: Of the 797 studies identified from the literature search, 35 studies met the inclusion criteria. Nursing interventions included specific activities related to motor functioning (13), patient and family education (7), dysphagia (8), workflow (3), management of hyperglycemia (3) and fever (3), and discharge planning (1). Clinical outcomes included measures of disability (20), mortality (17), neurological deficits (15), adverse events and complications (14), and length of stay (14). Additional less frequently reported outcomes included time (9), patient satisfaction (6), and unplanned emergency department visits and readmissions (1). No studies reported metrics related to return on investment or costs related to nursing interventions. Across all interventions, motor functioning appears to have a positive impact on length of stay, neurological deficits, disability, and timing. CONCLUSION: This review provides a summary of nursing interventions and outcomes for adult hospitalized patients with AIS from a small sample of studies over 20 years. Gaps in the literature are noted to help inform the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses on the need for future research....

A scoping review details key neuroscience nursing interventions for acute ischemic stroke patients outside ICUs/rehab. But more nurse-led research is needed! #StrokeCare #neuronurses#EvidenceBasedPractice @neuronursesaann Read today: vist.ly/4rryt

The brilliance of naming the reddish colored tangle of fiber “red knot” is beyond brilliance for the #neuronurses and #neuronerds who embrace #KISS for #neuroanatomy.

#neuronuses who embrace #statistics can say Statito Ergo Sum after realizing that very little thinking went into call the horizontal axis X #neuronerds know stuff

What if sexual dysfunction affects relationships differently in men and women with MS?Original research explores sex-based differences in sexual function and relationship adjustment
👉 Read the full article in JNN.
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#neuronurses know that when the brain protrudes under the falx from one side to the other it is called “under the falx protrusion” or subfalcine herniation. #neuronerds #stroke #statistics #nursingschool #neurocriticalcare #anatomy @DaiWaiOlson

Nerd out and win a bar bet by knowing the difference between average and mean. #neuronurses #neuronerds #stroke #statistics #nursingschool #neurocriticalcare #anatomy @DaiWaiOlson

Read: https://journals.lww.com/jnnonline/abstract/2026/01000/development_and_implementation_of_a_tailored,.6.aspx

👏 Collaboration in Action
This article highlights a powerful collaborative effort between two hospital stroke programs to bring stroke education directly into an underserved community. Partnership, and community-centered design can close critical gaps in awareness and equity. ❤️

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Delirium is common—and often missed—in patients with neurological disease. This observational study explores practical approaches to assessing delirium in neuro populations.
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The interquartile range is the range of the quartile in the middle!
#neuronurses #neuronerds #statistics #nursingschool

Behind the scenes with Cynthia Bautista & Michael Rodgers at INNRS—nerding out 🤓🧠
INNRS Shared Big ideas, shared passion, and the kind of conversations that move neuroscience nursing forward. #neuronurses # neuronerds

Vertebral Basilar Junction
The junction of the arteries that go through the vertebral bones and the artery at the base of the skull is the vertebral basilar junction

Pre-op education matters. 📱🧠
See how a simple digital tool improved patient knowledge before pituitary surgery in this evidence-based project.
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The arteries on the back of the spinal cord that are off to the sides are called back-side-spine-arteries or posterolateral spinal arteries. #neuronurses know stuff #neuronerds #neuroanatomy #nursingschool #nursing

plants and bones had white stuff in the center – called marrow. So the thin layers of white in the internal part of the thalamus were called INTERNAL MEDULLARY LAMINA. #neuronurses know stuff #neuronerds #neuroanatomy #nursingschool #nursing

Understanding confidence intervals helps us read research more accurately and apply it more wisely at the bedside.
Here’s your quick stats snack.
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read: https://journals.lww.com/jnnonline/fulltext/2026/01000/anosognosia_for_hemiplegia.2.aspx

🧠 Anosognosia for hemiplegia is a complex stroke phenomenon where patients are unaware of their paralysis. Despite known links to safety risks and poorer recovery, it’s rarely addressed in nursing frameworks.
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🧠 New research alert! Explore factors influencing patient work to recover after spine surgery — pain, mobility, support, & education all shape recovery.
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#NeuroNursing #CENursing #PatientCare

#neuronurses can learn #STATISTICS one bite at a time. The point estimate is one number that represents some estimate about a population. #neuronerds @DaiWaiOlson @AANNnurses #stroke #nursingschool

Attention #neuronurses & Researchers! Posters for the Virtual INNRS are now live for registered participants. Dive into latest findings before the event. Register now if you haven't yet & get access to these posters. Register here👉 vist.ly/4mk8r

Read the editorial in the January 2026 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (JNN). Is Quality Improvement in Nursing a Whack-A-Mole Adventure?

https://journals.lww.com/jnnonline/citation/2026/01000/is_quality_improvement_a_nursing_whack_a_mole.1.aspx

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In Roman mythology ‘Inferus’ was the underworld. In Harry Potter stories an ‘Inferi’ was a body risen up from below (risen from the dead). The inferior parietal lobule is the lower part of the parietal lobe. #neuroanatomy #KISS #stroke #neurology @DaiWaiOlson #neuronurses #neuronerds #neuronsurgery

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Sigma squared is population variance. A standardized way of talking about how different is an observed value from the poplulation mean - - now you know #STATISTICS. #nursing #medicine. #KISS #neuronurses #stroke #neurology @DaiWaiOlson #neuroanatomy #neuronerds #etymology #neuronsurgery

🎉 #neuronurses gear up for AANN Education Conference Mar 21-24, 2026 in Dallas🧠🤠! Join @daiwaiolson - JNN Editor, for some Texas fun. Don't miss out the hat giveaway🎩! Save the date! #AANN2026 #neuronursesaann.

https://journals.lww.com/jnnonline/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2024&issue=08000&article=00004&type=Fulltext

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Romans used a FUSUS (spindle) and now, the spindle shaped gyrus is called fusiform gyrus.
#neuroanatomy #nursing #medicine. #KISS #neuronurses #stroke #neurology @DaiWaiOlson #neuronerds #etymology #neuronsurgery