NIH Stroke Scale Certification - American Heart Association Complete Questions Correct Answers (Correct & Graded A+)

NIH Stroke Scale Certification - American Heart
Association Complete Questions Correct Answers
(Correct & Graded A+)


### |**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

**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
**B.** |1
**C.** |2
**D.** |3

**Correct |Answer:** |**B. |1**
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,### |**6. |Facial |Palsy**


**Question:**
A |patient |has |minor |facial |weakness |such |as |flattening |of |the |nasolabial |fold. |Score?
**A.** |0
**B.** |1
**C.** |2
**D.** |3

**Correct |Answer:** |**B. |1**
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### |**7. |Motor |Arm |(Left)**


**Question:**
The |patient’s |left |arm |drifts |down |before |10 |seconds |but |does |not |hit |the |bed. |What |score?
**A.** |0
**B.** |1
**C.** |2
**D.** |3

**Correct |Answer:** |**B. |1**
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### |**8. |Motor |Arm |(Right)**


**Question:**
Right |arm |falls |immediately |after |being |raised |and |hits |the |bed. |What |is |the |correct |score?
**A.** |2
**B.** |3
**C.** |4

**Correct |Answer:** |**B. |3**
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### |**9. |Motor |Leg |(Left)**


**Question:**
Left |leg |drifts |down |but |does |not |hit |the |bed |before |5 |seconds. |Score?
**A.** |0
**B.** |1
**C.** |2

**Correct |Answer:** |**B. |1**
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### |**10. |Motor |Leg |(Right)**


**Question:**
Right |leg |falls |immediately |to |the |bed |with |no |effort |against |gravity. |Score?
**A.** |2
**B.** |3
**C.** |4

**Correct |Answer:** |**B. |3**
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### |**11. |Limb |Ataxia**


**Question:**
Patient |shows |ataxia |in |one |limb |only. |What |score |is |correct?
**A.** |0
**B.** |1
**C.** |2


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