NIHSS Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NIHSS Certification Exam Review Practice Test. What does NIHSS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER National Institute of Health Stroke Scale What are 6 important conventions to remember when scoring a NIHSS? - CORRECT ANSWER Administer scale items in EXACT order Avoid coaching the patient Accept the patient's first effort Score only what the patient does Be consistent Include all deficits in scoring When administering an NIHSS what is important to remember about the order of the test? -...

NIHSS Group C - Patients 1-6 For Me Study Guide Test. Patient 1 - CORRECT ANSWER 1a. 0 - alert. 1b. 2 - neither correct. 1c. 1 - preforms one task correctly. 2. 0 - normal. 3. 2 - severe. 4. 1- minor paralysis. 5a. 0 - no drift. 5b. 4 - no movement. 6a. 0 - no drift. 6b. 4 - no movement. 7. 1 - present in one limb. 8. 2 - severe or total sensory loss. 9. 2 - severe aphasia. 10. 1 - mild to moderate dysarthria. 11. 1 - complete neglect. Patient 2 - CORRECT ANSWER 1a. 0 - ale...

NIHSS Training Questions Correctly Answered. LOC - 1a LOC Questions: MONTH OF THE YEAR and PT's AGE 1b - CORRECT ANSWER 0 = Alert 1 = Not alert; aroused with minor verbal stimulation 2 = Not alert; requires strong or painful stimulation 3 = reflexive movements only or totally unresponsive. 0 - Answers both questions correctly 1 = Answers one question correctly 2 - answers neither question correctly 1 LOC Commands: Ask pt to perform 2 tasks. 1c Close your eye...

NIHSS Group A Version 5 Correctly Answered Exam Questions. Patient 1 - CORRECT ANSWER 1a 0 1b 0 1c 0 2 0 3 0 4 1 5a 3 5b 0 6a 1 6b 0 7 0 8 2 9 0 10 0 11 1 Patient 2 - CORRECT ANSWER 1a 0 1b 2 1c 0 2 0 3 0 4 1 5a 0 5b 0 6a 0 6b 0 7 0 8 1 9 2 10 1 11 0 Patient 3 - CORRECT ANSWER 1a 0 1b 0 1c 0 2 0 3 0 4 1 5a 0 5b 0 6a 2 6b 2 7 0 8 1 9 0 10 1 11 0

NIHSS Certification Study Review Test. 11 components of NIHSS 1. LOC (Question & Command) 2. Gaze 3. Visual field 4. Facial palsy 5. Upper extremity 6. Lower extremity 7. Limb ataxia 8. Sensory 9. Best language 10. Dysarthria 11. Extinction & inattention 1A - LOC 0 = Alert 1 = Not alert; aroused with minor verbal stimulation 2 = Not alert; requires strong or painful stimulation 3 = Reflex movements only or totally unresponsive (COMA ~ try rub on chest) --- 1a...

NIHSS GROUP A | PATIENTS 1-6 Review Practice Questions. PATIENT 1 - CORRECT ANSWER 1/A: 0 1/B: 0 1/C: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 1 5/A: 3 5/B: 0 6/A: 1 6/B: 0 7: 2 - marked as wrong 8: 2 9: 0 10: 0 11: 1 PATIENT 2 - CORRECT ANSWER 1/A: 0 1/B: 2 1/C: 0 2: 1 - marked as wrong 3: 0 4: 1 5/A: 0 5/B: 0 6/A: 0 6/B: 0 7: 1 8: 1 9: 2 10: 1 11: 0 PATIENT 3 - CORRECT ANSWER 1/A: 0 1/B: 0 1/C: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 1 5/A: 0 5/B: 0 6/A: 3 6/B: 2 7: 1 8: 1 9: 0 10: 1 11: 0 ...

NIHSS - Group A Study Guide Exam. Patient 1 - CORRECT ANSWER 1a- 0 1b- 0 1c- 0 2- 0 3- 0 4- 1 5a- 3 5b- 0 6a- 1 6b- 0 7- 1 8- 2 9- 0 10- 0 11- 1 Patient 2 - CORRECT ANSWER 1a- 0 1b- 2 1c- 0 2- 0 3- 0 4- 1 5a- 0 5b- 0 6a- 0 6b- 0 7- 0 8- 1 9- 2 10- 1 11- 0 Patient 3 - CORRECT ANSWER 1a- 0 1b- 0 1c- 0 2- 0 3- 0 4- 1 5a- 0 5b- 0 6a- 2 6b- 2 7- 0 8- 1 9- 0 10- 1 11- 0 Patient 4 - CORRECT ANSWER 1a- 0 1b- 0 1c- 0 2- 0 3- 0 4- 1

NIHSS Group C - Patients 1-6 2024/2025 Patient 1 - ️️ - 1a. 0 - alert. 1b. 2 - neither correct. 1c. 1 - preforms one task correctly. 2. 0 - normal. 3. 2 - severe. 4. 1- minor paralysis. 5a. 0 - no drift. 5b. 4 - no movement. 6a. 0 - no drift. 6b. 4 - no movement. 7. 1 - present in one limb. 8. 2 - severe or total sensory loss. 9. 2 - severe aphasia. 10. 1 - mild to moderate dysarthria. 11. 1 - complete neglect. Patient 2 - ️️ - 1a. 0 - alert. 1b. 0 - answers both correct...

NIHSS Answers - Group A Patient 1 - ️️ - 1a- 0 1b- 0 1c- 0 2- 0 3- 0 4- 1 5a- 3 5b- 0 6a- 1 6b- 0 7- 1 8- 2 9- 0 10- 0 11- 1 Patient 2 - ️️ - 1a- 0 1b- 2 1c- 0