NIHSS POST TEST CORRECT 100%

A nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students about use of the NIHSS. The nurse educator is correct to tell the students that the NIHSS is a clinical tool that can be used to - Answer A,B,D Which of the following statements about NIHSS is not accurate? - Answer The NIHSS is a 10-item scale The NIHSS can be completed by trained healthcare personnel in ....minutes. - Answer Under 7 At what point should the pt suspected of having an ischemic stroke 1st be assessed using the NIHSS? - Answer As soon as he/she is stabilized. A nurse administers the NIHSS to a pt who was brought to the ER by his son, who suspected that his father had a stroke. The nurse calculates the total NIHSS score of 12. What should this indicate to the nurse? - Answer The pt had a moderate stroke