Cerebrovascular Stoke is a leading cause of death and severe, long-term disability. Most people who’ve had a first stroke also had high blood pressure. High blood pressure damages arteries throughout the body, creating conditions in which they can burst or clog more easily. Weakened or blocked arteries in the brain put peoples at a much higher risk for stroke, which is why managing high blood pressure is critical to reduce the risk of developing cerebrovascular stroke. This study is descriptive in nature. The study sample consists of 30 hypertensive patients. Convenience sampling technique was used to select the samples. Self-structured Validated questionnaire was used to assess the level of knowledge regarding prevention of cerebrovascular stroke among hypertensive patients. The study finding revealed that majority of the patients 23 (76.6%) of the patients had poor knowledge, 7 (23.3%) had average knowledge and none of the patient had good knowledge. Whereas, 7 (23.3%) of the patients had poor knowledge, majority of the patients 21 (70%) had average knowledge and 2 (6%) had good knowledge after the implementation of planned teaching program. And there was association between age, gender and education status with knowledge score. It was noted that the knowledge level of hypertensive patients regarding prevention of cerebrovascular stroke was poor among most of the samples, and the implementation of planned teaching programme can improve the knowledge regarding prevention of Cerebrovascular accident. Practicing nurses have favourable opportunities to educate the patients regarding home care management and prevention of complications among patient at risk of developing cerebrovascular stroke
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