NIH STROKE SCALE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2025
RateAwhatAtheyAactuallyAdoA-AcorrectAanswers-
TipsAforAscoringA-AcorrectAanswers-useApatient'sAfirstAresponse
-
AtaxiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
lackAofAmuscleAcoordination,AreflectsAtheAaffectedAcoordinationAofAoneAwhoAhasAexperienc
edAaAstroke
SignificanceAofAnihAstrokeAscaleA-AcorrectAanswers-
necessaryAprognosticAtoolAforAdiscerningAdeficitsAwithinAdifferentApartsAofAbody.
ProvidesAinAcommonAlanguageAtoAunderstandAnatureAofAstrokeAandAseverityAamongstAinte
rdisciplinaryAteam.
IsAtheAnihAstrokeAscaleAaAmeasureAofAdisability?A-AcorrectAanswers-
no,AitAisAaAmeasuringAtoolAofAimpairments.
RelevanceAtoAmedicalAspecialtiesA-AcorrectAanswers-emergencyAphysicians,Aneurologists
A-AcorrectAanswers--AadministerAscaleAitemsAinAtheirA-AexactAorder
-AavoidAcoachingApatient
-AacceptApatient'sA1stAeffort
-AscoreAonlyAwhatApatientAdoes
-AbeAconsistent
NihAlevelAofAconsciousnessAitemA1aA-AcorrectAanswers-0A=Aalert
1A=AnotAalert;AarousedAwithAminorAverbalAstimulationA
2A=AnotAalert;ArequiresAstrongAorApainfulAstimulation
3A=AreflexAmovementsAonlyAorAtotallyAunresponsiveA*coma*
NihAlevelAofAconsciousnessAitemA1bA-AcorrectAanswers-basedAonA2Aquestions
1)Apatient'sAage
2)AmonthA
0A=AanswersAbothAquestionsAcorrectly
1A=AanswersAoneAquestionAcorrectly
2A=AanswersAneitherAquestionsAcorrectly
NihAlevelAofAconsciousnessAitemA1cA-AcorrectAanswers-askApatientAtoAperformA2Atasks
1)AcloseAyourAeyes,AnowAopenAthem
2)AmakeAaAfistA(independentAlimbs)
NihAbestAgazeA-AcorrectAanswers-testsAvoluntaryAhorizontalAeyeAmovements.
-AnoticeApositionAofAtheAeyesAatArest,A
-AmoveAfinger/objectAhorizontallyAandAaskApatientAtoAfollowAmovingAtarget
0A=AscoreAifAactsAperformedAcorrectly
1A=ApartialAgazeApalsy
2A=AforcedAdeviation
*considerAifAeyeAmovementsAareAnormal*
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2025
RateAwhatAtheyAactuallyAdoA-AcorrectAanswers-
TipsAforAscoringA-AcorrectAanswers-useApatient'sAfirstAresponse
-
AtaxiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
lackAofAmuscleAcoordination,AreflectsAtheAaffectedAcoordinationAofAoneAwhoAhasAexperienc
edAaAstroke
SignificanceAofAnihAstrokeAscaleA-AcorrectAanswers-
necessaryAprognosticAtoolAforAdiscerningAdeficitsAwithinAdifferentApartsAofAbody.
ProvidesAinAcommonAlanguageAtoAunderstandAnatureAofAstrokeAandAseverityAamongstAinte
rdisciplinaryAteam.
IsAtheAnihAstrokeAscaleAaAmeasureAofAdisability?A-AcorrectAanswers-
no,AitAisAaAmeasuringAtoolAofAimpairments.
RelevanceAtoAmedicalAspecialtiesA-AcorrectAanswers-emergencyAphysicians,Aneurologists
A-AcorrectAanswers--AadministerAscaleAitemsAinAtheirA-AexactAorder
-AavoidAcoachingApatient
-AacceptApatient'sA1stAeffort
-AscoreAonlyAwhatApatientAdoes
-AbeAconsistent
NihAlevelAofAconsciousnessAitemA1aA-AcorrectAanswers-0A=Aalert
1A=AnotAalert;AarousedAwithAminorAverbalAstimulationA
2A=AnotAalert;ArequiresAstrongAorApainfulAstimulation
3A=AreflexAmovementsAonlyAorAtotallyAunresponsiveA*coma*
NihAlevelAofAconsciousnessAitemA1bA-AcorrectAanswers-basedAonA2Aquestions
1)Apatient'sAage
2)AmonthA
0A=AanswersAbothAquestionsAcorrectly
1A=AanswersAoneAquestionAcorrectly
2A=AanswersAneitherAquestionsAcorrectly
NihAlevelAofAconsciousnessAitemA1cA-AcorrectAanswers-askApatientAtoAperformA2Atasks
1)AcloseAyourAeyes,AnowAopenAthem
2)AmakeAaAfistA(independentAlimbs)
NihAbestAgazeA-AcorrectAanswers-testsAvoluntaryAhorizontalAeyeAmovements.
-AnoticeApositionAofAtheAeyesAatArest,A
-AmoveAfinger/objectAhorizontallyAandAaskApatientAtoAfollowAmovingAtarget
0A=AscoreAifAactsAperformedAcorrectly
1A=ApartialAgazeApalsy
2A=AforcedAdeviation
*considerAifAeyeAmovementsAareAnormal*