NIH STROKE SCALE QUESTIONS &
ACCURATE CORRECT ANSWERS
You are assessing your patient using the NIHSS. Your patient is intubated, and you determine
that section 10: Dysarthria is UN (i.e., untestable). What do you do next? - correct answer
✔✔Document the reason it is untestable.
What is an accurate statement about NIHSS and hemorrhagic stroke? - correct answer
✔✔NIHSS scores predict 30-day mortality and disability outcomes for intracerebral
hemorrhage.
True or False: The patient should be in the supine position for Motor Leg assessment. - correct
answer ✔✔TRUE
When assessing Motor Arm function, which of the following considerations is correct? - correct
answer ✔✔Assess the arm opposite the weak arm first.
What is the purpose of the NIHSS - correct answer ✔✔To assess stroke severity using a
standardized tool administered the same way by every healthcare professional who uses it.
Your patient with a stroke has an NIHSS score of 15. What is the most likely discharge scenario
for a patient with this NIHSS score? - correct answer ✔✔Discharge to a long-term skilled nursing
care center
The healthcare professional is evaluating the Motor Leg function. The examiner positions the leg
in the correct position and then releases the leg. The leg slightly dips, returns to a normal
position, and the position is held up for 5 seconds. What is the appropriate score? - correct
answer ✔✔0 â€" No drift
ACCURATE CORRECT ANSWERS
You are assessing your patient using the NIHSS. Your patient is intubated, and you determine
that section 10: Dysarthria is UN (i.e., untestable). What do you do next? - correct answer
✔✔Document the reason it is untestable.
What is an accurate statement about NIHSS and hemorrhagic stroke? - correct answer
✔✔NIHSS scores predict 30-day mortality and disability outcomes for intracerebral
hemorrhage.
True or False: The patient should be in the supine position for Motor Leg assessment. - correct
answer ✔✔TRUE
When assessing Motor Arm function, which of the following considerations is correct? - correct
answer ✔✔Assess the arm opposite the weak arm first.
What is the purpose of the NIHSS - correct answer ✔✔To assess stroke severity using a
standardized tool administered the same way by every healthcare professional who uses it.
Your patient with a stroke has an NIHSS score of 15. What is the most likely discharge scenario
for a patient with this NIHSS score? - correct answer ✔✔Discharge to a long-term skilled nursing
care center
The healthcare professional is evaluating the Motor Leg function. The examiner positions the leg
in the correct position and then releases the leg. The leg slightly dips, returns to a normal
position, and the position is held up for 5 seconds. What is the appropriate score? - correct
answer ✔✔0 â€" No drift
