NIH Stroke Scale Training and
Certification
rate nwhat nthey nactually ndo ncorrect nanswers
tips nfor nscoring ncorrect nanswersuse npatient's nfirst nresponse
-
ataxia ncorrect nanswerslack nof nmuscle ncoordination, nreflects nthe naffected
ncoordination nof none nwho nhas nexperienced na nstroke
Significance nof nNIH nstroke nscale ncorrect nanswersnecessary nprognostic ntool nfor
ndiscerning ndeficits nwithin ndifferent nparts nof nbody.
provides nin ncommon nlanguage nto nunderstand nnature nof nstroke nand nseverity
namongst ninterdisciplinary nteam.
is nthe nNIH nstroke nscale na nmeasure nof ndisability? ncorrect nanswersno, nit nis na
nmeasuring ntool nof nimpairments.
Relevance nto nmedical nspecialties ncorrect nanswersemergency nphysicians,
nneurologists
ncorrect nanswers- nadminister nscale nitems nin ntheir n- nexact norder
- avoid ncoaching npatient
- accept npatient's n1st neffort
- score nonly nwhat npatient ndoes
- be nconsistent
NIH nlevel nof nconsciousness nitem n1a ncorrect nanswers0 n= nalert
1 n= nnot nalert; naroused nwith nminor nverbal nstimulation
2 n= nnot nalert; nrequires nstrong nor npainful nstimulation
3 n= nreflex nmovements nonly nor ntotally nunresponsive n*coma*
NIH nlevel nof nconsciousness nitem n1B ncorrect nanswersbased non n2 nquestions
1) patient's nage
2) month
0 n= nanswers nboth nquestions ncorrectly
1 n= nanswers none nquestion ncorrectly
2 n= nanswers nneither nquestions ncorrectly
NIH nlevel nof nconsciousness nitem n1C ncorrect nanswersask npatient nto nperform n2
ntasks
Certification
rate nwhat nthey nactually ndo ncorrect nanswers
tips nfor nscoring ncorrect nanswersuse npatient's nfirst nresponse
-
ataxia ncorrect nanswerslack nof nmuscle ncoordination, nreflects nthe naffected
ncoordination nof none nwho nhas nexperienced na nstroke
Significance nof nNIH nstroke nscale ncorrect nanswersnecessary nprognostic ntool nfor
ndiscerning ndeficits nwithin ndifferent nparts nof nbody.
provides nin ncommon nlanguage nto nunderstand nnature nof nstroke nand nseverity
namongst ninterdisciplinary nteam.
is nthe nNIH nstroke nscale na nmeasure nof ndisability? ncorrect nanswersno, nit nis na
nmeasuring ntool nof nimpairments.
Relevance nto nmedical nspecialties ncorrect nanswersemergency nphysicians,
nneurologists
ncorrect nanswers- nadminister nscale nitems nin ntheir n- nexact norder
- avoid ncoaching npatient
- accept npatient's n1st neffort
- score nonly nwhat npatient ndoes
- be nconsistent
NIH nlevel nof nconsciousness nitem n1a ncorrect nanswers0 n= nalert
1 n= nnot nalert; naroused nwith nminor nverbal nstimulation
2 n= nnot nalert; nrequires nstrong nor npainful nstimulation
3 n= nreflex nmovements nonly nor ntotally nunresponsive n*coma*
NIH nlevel nof nconsciousness nitem n1B ncorrect nanswersbased non n2 nquestions
1) patient's nage
2) month
0 n= nanswers nboth nquestions ncorrectly
1 n= nanswers none nquestion ncorrectly
2 n= nanswers nneither nquestions ncorrectly
NIH nlevel nof nconsciousness nitem n1C ncorrect nanswersask npatient nto nperform n2
ntasks
