Course Code: REL-ACU-0-NIHSCEMS
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028
Learning Objectives:
Identify the purpose of the NIHSS and how it is used in the prehospital setting.
Apply the NIHSS in the prehospital setting to assess patients with stroke or stroke-like symptoms, including how to score each section of the NIHSS.
Recall the significance of NIHSS scores to patient outcomes.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction to the NIHSS
Overview of the NIHSS
Outcomes and the NIHSS
Disadvantages of the NIHSS
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 2: The Scale
What Is Included in the NIHSS
How to Administer the NIHSS
1a: Level of Consciousness (LOC)
1b: LOC Questions
1c: LOC Commands
2: Best Gaze
Knowledge Check
3: Visual
4: Facial Palsy
5a/b: Motor Arm (Left/Right)
6a/b: Motor Leg (Left/Right)
7: Limb Ataxia
Knowledge Check
8: Sensory
9: Best Language
10: Dysarthria
11: Extinction and Inattention
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Sarah Hunter RN, SCRN, CNRN, CMSRN
Ms. Hunter is a SME writer at Relias. Her area of expertise is neuroscience nursing, medical-surgical nursing, and thoracic surgery. Ms. Hunter has worked at the bedside for 9 years in acute care and intermediate care at a large community hospital in North Carolina. She also served as chair of the hospital's shared governance council for Nursing Quality Improvement. She has a Bachelor of Arts and an Associate Degree in Nursing. Ms. Hunter is a Stroke Certified RN, Certified Neuroscience RN and a Certified Medical-Surgical RN.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: EMS Personnel (EMT, EMR, AEMT and Paramedics); in the following settings: Pre-Hospital Care Setting.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.