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How do you record the score on LOC item 1B?
0 = both questions are correct
1 = one answer is incorrect
2 = both questions are incorrect
When asking the patient's age, instead of a numerical value they give you their
date of birth. Is that correct or incorrect?
This is considered incorrect.
During questioning of the current month (we'll say it's currently January), the
patient first says May and then corrects themselves and says January. How do you
record this?
This is considered an incorrect answer. Only accept the initial answer, and no
partial credit is given.
When administering an NIHSS what is important to remember about the order of
the test?
Do not change the order of the testing, go in exact order to reproduce results.
A nurse is administering a NIHSS. He/she re preforms the test after a poor first
result. The patient scores much better on the second attempt. Which test result
should the nurse record in the patient's records? Why?
The first attempt. Only first attempts are recorded as an attempt to keep the
NIHSS uniform throughout healthcare.
NIHSS CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW NEWEST VERSION -
2025/2026- 100+ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT GUARANTEED SUCCESS
How do you record the score on LOC item 1B?
0 = both questions are correct
1 = one answer is incorrect
2 = both questions are incorrect
When asking the patient's age, instead of a numerical value they give you their
date of birth. Is that correct or incorrect?
This is considered incorrect.
During questioning of the current month (we'll say it's currently January), the
patient first says May and then corrects themselves and says January. How do you
record this?
This is considered an incorrect answer. Only accept the initial answer, and no
partial credit is given.
When administering an NIHSS what is important to remember about the order of
the test?
Do not change the order of the testing, go in exact order to reproduce results.
A nurse is administering a NIHSS. He/she re preforms the test after a poor first
result. The patient scores much better on the second attempt. Which test result
should the nurse record in the patient's records? Why?
The first attempt. Only first attempts are recorded as an attempt to keep the
NIHSS uniform throughout healthcare.
