Title: Discuss appropriate nurse aide actions for a resident who is having a stroke.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit V: Emergency Measures

Discussion should include

- notifying the nurse immediately
- having the resident lie down
- noting the time of the onset of symptoms
- observing and reporting
  - F – face drooping on one side or twisting
  - A – arm weakness or drifting downward when both arms are raised
  - S – speech slurred or strange
  - T – time to call 911
- staying with the resident until EMS arrives
- documenting what occurred.