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NIH Stroke Scale Certification Test Answers 2025 - American Heart Association | Group A Patients 1-6 (Complete Q&A, Verified 100% Correct & Graded A+)

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Succeed in your NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification exam for 2025 with this definitive answer key from the American Heart Association's Group A test, featuring Patients 1-6. This comprehensive guide provides verified scores for all 11 categories (1a-11) across each patient, covering level of consciousness, orientation, commands, gaze, visual fields, motor function, limb ataxia, sensory loss, language, dysarthria, and neglect. Ideal for nurses, physicians, and healthcare professionals in stroke assessment training, it aligns with NINDS guidelines for rapid neurological evaluation and tPA eligibility decisions. Key examples include Patient 1 scores (e.g., 1a-0, 1b-0, 1c-0, total 7) and detailed rationales for scoring criteria like extinction in sensory testing or aphasia severity. 100% accurate and graded A+ for its precision and utility, download now to master NIHSS administration, ensure compliance in acute stroke care, and pass your certification effortlessly!

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STROKESCA |




411-STROKE
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SCALE |




ANSWERS,
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LATEST |




UPDATED|




2022/23 |

, Attempt |History

Hernandez, |Delmy
01 |NIHSSEnglish |Group |AV3 | 1st |Certification


Date Result
3/3/2018 |4:12:38 |AM Passed 89 |of |90 | (98.89 |%) View |Responses

Patient | 1

Topic Question Answer Grade

Level |of 1a. |Level |of 0 |= |Alert; |keenly |responsive Correct
|Consciousness |Consciousness: |The

|investigator |must

|choose |a |response,

|even |if |a |full

|evaluation |is

|prevented |by |such

|obstacles |as |an

|endotracheal |tube,

|language |barrier,

|orotracheal

|trauma/bandages. |A |3

|is |scored |only |if |the

|patient |makes |no

|movement |(other |than

|reflexive |posturing) |in

|response |to |noxious

|stimulation.


LOC |Questions 1b. |LOC |Questions: |The 0 |= |Answers |both |questions Correct
patient |is |asked |the |correctly

|month |and |his/her

|age. |The |answer |must

|be |correct |there |is |no

|partial |credit |for |being

|close. |Aphasic |and

|stuporous |patients

|who |do |not

|comprehend |the

|questions |will |score |2.

|Patients |unable |to

|speak |because |of

|endotracheal

|intubation, |orotracheal

|trauma, |severe

|dysarthria |from |any

|cause, |language

|barrier |or |any |other

|problem |not |secondary

|to |aphasia |are |given |a

|1. |It |is |important |that

|only |the |initial |answer

|be |graded |and |that

|the |examiner |not

|"help" |the |patient |with

|verbal |or |nonverbal

|cues.


LOC |Commands 1c. | LOC | Commands: The |patient |is |asked |to |open |and |close |the

,|eyes |and |then |to |grip 0 |= |Performs |both |tasks |correctly |Correct
|and

, | occasionally
release |the |nonparetic
|hand. |Substitute

|another |one |step

|command |if |the |hands

|cannot |be |used. |Credit

|is |given |if |an

|unequivocal |attempt |is

|made |but |not

|completed |due |to

|weakness. |If |the

|patient |does |not

|respond |to |command,

|the |task |should |be

|demonstrated |to |them

|(pantomime) |and

|score |the |result |(i.e.,

|follows |none, |one |or

|two |commands).

|Patients |with |trauma,

|amputation, |or |other

|physical |impediments

|should |be |given |suitable

|onestep |commands.

Only |the |first | attempt |is
scored.
Best |Gaze 2. |Best |Gaze: |Only
|horizontal |eye

|movements |will |be

|tested.Voluntary |or

|reflexive

|(oculocephalic) |eye

|movements |will |be

|scored |but |caloric

|testing |is |not |done. |If

|the |patient |has |a

|conjugate |deviation |of

|the |eyes |that |can |be

|overcome |by

|voluntary |or |reflexive

|activity, |the |score |will

|be |1. |If |a |patient |has

|an |isolated |peripheral

|nerve |paresis |(CN |III,

|IV |or |VI) |score |a |1.

|Gaze |is |testable |in |all

|aphasic |patients.

Patients |with |ocular
trauma, |bandages, |pre
|existing |blindness |or

|other |disorder |of

|visual |acuity |or |fields

|should |be |tested |with

|reflexive |movements

|and |a |choice |made

|by |the |investigator.

Establishing |eye |contact
|and |then |moving

|about |the |patient |from

|side |to |side |will
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