Nurse brings information, empathy to stroke survivors

The U.S. prevalence of stroke increased between 2011 and 2022, according to data published last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sarah Turnbaugh, a registered nurse at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, knows these medical events well. In 2016, she realized that the worst headache of her life turned out to be a sign that she had suffered a stroke. With care, she recovered, and today works with patients at UW Medicine’s Comprehensive Stroke Center.