NIHSS CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
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WhatNdoesNNIHSSNstandNfor?N-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-NationalNInstituteNofNHealthNStrokeNScale
WhatNareN6NimportantNconventionsNtoNrememberNwhenNscoringNaNNIHSS?N-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-
AdministerNscaleNitemsNinNEXACTNorder
AvoidNcoachingNtheNpatient
AcceptNtheNpatient'sNfirstNeffort
ScoreNonlyNwhatNtheNpatientNdoes
BeNconsistent
IncludeNallNdeficitsNinNscoring
WhenNadministeringNanNNIHSSNwhatNisNimportantNtoNrememberNaboutNtheNorderNofNtheNtest?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERSN-
DoNnotNchangeNtheNorderNofNtheNtesting,NgoNinNexactNorderNtoNreproduceNresults.
ANnurseNisNadministeringNaNNIHSS.NHe/sheNreNpreformsNtheNtestNafterNaNpoorNfirstNresult.NTheNpati
entNscoresNmuchNbetterNonNtheNsecondNattempt.NWhichNtestNresultNshouldNtheNnurseNrecordNinNth
eNpatient'sNrecords?NWhy?N-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-
TheNfirstNattempt.NOnlyNfirstNattemptsNareNrecordedNasNanNattemptNtoNkeepNtheNNIHSSNuniformNth
roughoutNhealthcare.
WhatNisNtheNfirstNitemNofNtheNNIHSS?N1AN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-LevelNofNConsciousness
WhatNareNtheNfourNscoreNlevelsNforNitemN1A?N-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-0N=NAlert
ACCURATE ANSWERS 2026
WhatNdoesNNIHSSNstandNfor?N-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-NationalNInstituteNofNHealthNStrokeNScale
WhatNareN6NimportantNconventionsNtoNrememberNwhenNscoringNaNNIHSS?N-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-
AdministerNscaleNitemsNinNEXACTNorder
AvoidNcoachingNtheNpatient
AcceptNtheNpatient'sNfirstNeffort
ScoreNonlyNwhatNtheNpatientNdoes
BeNconsistent
IncludeNallNdeficitsNinNscoring
WhenNadministeringNanNNIHSSNwhatNisNimportantNtoNrememberNaboutNtheNorderNofNtheNtest?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERSN-
DoNnotNchangeNtheNorderNofNtheNtesting,NgoNinNexactNorderNtoNreproduceNresults.
ANnurseNisNadministeringNaNNIHSS.NHe/sheNreNpreformsNtheNtestNafterNaNpoorNfirstNresult.NTheNpati
entNscoresNmuchNbetterNonNtheNsecondNattempt.NWhichNtestNresultNshouldNtheNnurseNrecordNinNth
eNpatient'sNrecords?NWhy?N-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-
TheNfirstNattempt.NOnlyNfirstNattemptsNareNrecordedNasNanNattemptNtoNkeepNtheNNIHSSNuniformNth
roughoutNhealthcare.
WhatNisNtheNfirstNitemNofNtheNNIHSS?N1AN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-LevelNofNConsciousness
WhatNareNtheNfourNscoreNlevelsNforNitemN1A?N-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-0N=NAlert