Nurses Role in Early Detection and Management of Acute Stroke: Saving Patients from Complications

Introduction: stroke remains a leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide, necessitating prompt identification and effective management to optimize patient outcomes. Nurses play a critical role across the stroke care continuum, from early recognition to acute intervention and rehabilitation. Methodology: data was obtained from searching across different databases including PubMed, Scopus, google scholar, and Medline the search was limited to peer-reviewed publications excluding non-English publications and non-research articles to maintain focus and quality. Results: an outline of multiple challenges in stroke nursing care were discovered to be a great hinderance in nursing stroke care. Key challenges include the need for rapid assessment, managing acute-stroke symptoms, providing patient and family education, and overcoming resource limitations. Discussion: Future innovations such as telemedicine, artificial intelligence (AI), robotic rehabilitation, and interdisciplinary care models present promising solutions to the challenges discovered. Standardizing nursing training in stroke recognition tools (e.g., FAST, NIHSS), implementation of rapid response protocols, and close nursing collaboration with multidisciplinary teams will further improve stroke care. Conclusion: this paper underscores the vital role of nurses in stroke care and calls for ongoing education, systemic support, and technological integration to advance stroke management practices globally.