NIH Stroke Scale Training and
Certification
rate what they actually do correct
answers
tips for scoring correct answersuse patient's first
response
-
ataxia correct answerslack of muscle coordination, reflects the affected
coordination
one who has ofexperienced a
stroke
Significance of NIH stroke scale correct answersnecessary
prognostic tool for within different parts
discerning deficits
of body.
provides in common language to understand nature of stroke and
severity amongst
interdisciplinary
team.
is the NIH stroke scale a measure of disability? correct answersno, it is a
measuring tool
of
impairments.
Relevance to medical specialties correct answersemergency physicians,
neurologists
correct answers- administer scale items in their -
-exact
avoidorder
coaching
patient
- accept patient's 1st
- score only what patient
effort
does
- be
consistent
NIH level of consciousness item 1a correct answers0
==
1 alert
not alert; aroused with minor verbal
stimulation
2 = not alert; requires strong or painful
3 = reflex movements only or totally unresponsive
stimulation
*coma*
NIH level of consciousness item 1B correct answersbased on 2
questions
1) patient's
2)
age
month
0 = answers both questions
correctly
1 = answers one question
2 = answers neither questions
correctly
correctly
NIH level of consciousness item 1C correct answersask patient to
perform 2 tasks
Certification
rate what they actually do correct
answers
tips for scoring correct answersuse patient's first
response
-
ataxia correct answerslack of muscle coordination, reflects the affected
coordination
one who has ofexperienced a
stroke
Significance of NIH stroke scale correct answersnecessary
prognostic tool for within different parts
discerning deficits
of body.
provides in common language to understand nature of stroke and
severity amongst
interdisciplinary
team.
is the NIH stroke scale a measure of disability? correct answersno, it is a
measuring tool
of
impairments.
Relevance to medical specialties correct answersemergency physicians,
neurologists
correct answers- administer scale items in their -
-exact
avoidorder
coaching
patient
- accept patient's 1st
- score only what patient
effort
does
- be
consistent
NIH level of consciousness item 1a correct answers0
==
1 alert
not alert; aroused with minor verbal
stimulation
2 = not alert; requires strong or painful
3 = reflex movements only or totally unresponsive
stimulation
*coma*
NIH level of consciousness item 1B correct answersbased on 2
questions
1) patient's
2)
age
month
0 = answers both questions
correctly
1 = answers one question
2 = answers neither questions
correctly
correctly
NIH level of consciousness item 1C correct answersask patient to
perform 2 tasks
