NIHSS GROUP A EXAMINATION TEST PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● 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
● The nurse ask the pt to read the list of words attached to the NIHSS.
The pts speech is unintelligible. What score should the nurse assign
based on this finding? Answer: 2
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● 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
● The nurse ask the pt to read the list of words attached to the NIHSS.
The pts speech is unintelligible. What score should the nurse assign
based on this finding? Answer: 2