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NIH STROKE SCALE CERTIFICATION - AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {100 Q & A}
ALREADY GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW! | 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
**1. Level of Consciousness (LOC) — General Responsiveness**
**Question:**
What is the correct NIHSS score for a patient who is alert and
responsive but not fully oriented to time or place?
**A.** 0
**B.** 1
**C.** 2
**D.** 3
**Correct Answer:** **B. 1**
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### **2. LOC Questions**
**Question:**
A patient answers one LOC question correctly and one
incorrectly. What is the score?
**A.** 0
**B.** 1
**C.** 2
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**Correct Answer:** **B. 1**
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### **3. LOC Commands**
**Question:**
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If a patient correctly performs one of two commands, what
score is recorded?
**A.** 0
**B.** 1
**C.** 2
**Correct Answer:** **B. 1**
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### **4. Best Gaze**
**Question:**
A patient has forced deviation of eyes to the right and cannot
move past midline. What score should be given?
**A.** 0
**B.** 1
**C.** 2
**Correct Answer:** **C. 2**
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### **5. Visual Fields**
**Question:**
Patient has a partial hemianopia in the left eye. What is the
correct score?
**A.** 0
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**B.** 1
**C.** 2
**D.** 3
**Correct Answer:** **B. 1**
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NIH STROKE SCALE CERTIFICATION - AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {100 Q & A}
ALREADY GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW! | 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
**1. Level of Consciousness (LOC) — General Responsiveness**
**Question:**
What is the correct NIHSS score for a patient who is alert and
responsive but not fully oriented to time or place?
**A.** 0
**B.** 1
**C.** 2
**D.** 3
**Correct Answer:** **B. 1**
---
### **2. LOC Questions**
**Question:**
A patient answers one LOC question correctly and one
incorrectly. What is the score?
**A.** 0
**B.** 1
**C.** 2
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**Correct Answer:** **B. 1**
---
### **3. LOC Commands**
**Question:**
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If a patient correctly performs one of two commands, what
score is recorded?
**A.** 0
**B.** 1
**C.** 2
**Correct Answer:** **B. 1**
---
### **4. Best Gaze**
**Question:**
A patient has forced deviation of eyes to the right and cannot
move past midline. What score should be given?
**A.** 0
**B.** 1
**C.** 2
**Correct Answer:** **C. 2**
---
### **5. Visual Fields**
**Question:**
Patient has a partial hemianopia in the left eye. What is the
correct score?
**A.** 0
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**B.** 1
**C.** 2
**D.** 3
**Correct Answer:** **B. 1**
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