NIH stroke scale EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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NIHSS Certification Test Questions 2026 A+ GRADE ASS
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QUESTION 1 vc




You have a student on rotation in your department when a patient with a suspected stro
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ke arrives. The student asks you how to properly perform the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) s
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ensory function evaluation. You explain that this scale assessment item includes -
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Bilateral peripheral bare-skin pinprick testing with a needle on the sides of the face-
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particularly in front of the ears, above the wrist and ankles, below the knees, and on the trunk.
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QUESTION 2 vc




When you are assessing the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) item for level of consciousness on
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patients who have a pre-existing stroke with a verbal expressive deficit, you would
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ANSWER

Allow the patient to attempt to speak, speak slowly, or use gestures or body language , or write their re
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sponses to demonstrate their best response
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QUESTION 3 vc




What is the primary purpose of the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)?
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To determine the degree of neurological impairments in stroke patients
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QUESTION 4 vc




What does the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) measure?
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The severity of neurological deficits in stroke patients
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QUESTION 5 vc




You are assessing the dysarthria item in the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and the patient wa
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s intubated on the way to the emergency department. When scoring this item, you would
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Record a score of "UN" and explain why this score was given
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QUESTION 6 vc




You are administering the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and the patient is struggling with th
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finger test for limb ataxia assessment and their arm appears extremely weak. Your BEST
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action is to -
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ANSWER

Record a score of 0 for this scale item and move on to the next scale assessment item
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QUESTION 7 vc




Which statement is TRUE regarding assessing facial palsy in the NIHSS?
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ANSWER

The test is performed to evaluate for facial symmetry
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QUESTION 8 vc




Which patient NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score is more likely to predict better functional
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QUESTION 9 vc




What does a higher score on the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) indicate?
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