title: Primary nursing care of patients who have had a stroke.
abstract: This article describes the care of two patients who had had a stroke. It explores how their primary nurse and her colleagues learned to identify communication needs, and examines the development of strategies to help meet those needs.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011321:Primary Nursing / Q000379:methods*