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Dysphasia is a common symptom in stroke patients, and is known to cause pneumonia, dehydration and malnutrition. The early swallowing training will improve the recovery of swallowing function, and thus enhance the quality of life. The project aimed to enhance the nurse's ability to help stroke patients to perform the complete swallow training. Currently, the completeness of swallow training for stroke patient is as low as 54%, primarily due to nurses' lack of knowledge in swallow training, inefficient handover between physical therapist and nurses on patient's swallowing condition, and lack of health education pamphlets and auditing mechanisms. After analyzing the current procedures, the proposed improvement approaches included: arranging continue education training for staffs, developing swallowing training information guideline, and constructing instruction checklist. After the implementation of the project, the completeness of the swallowing training for stroke patient increased from 54% to100% , which achieved the project's intended purpose. The patients now receives safe care, and the health care team could now communicate effectively and provide higher quality medical care by implementing digital information management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]