The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is accepted as the definitive clinical examination to assess stroke severity. This project examined barriers to implementation and NIHSS use ...

We wanted 80% of stroke patients to have a completed, documented NIHSS on their chart at least once during ... and a 5-point Likert scale (1 = weak belief, 5 = strong belief) to measure staff ...

Strokes are treatable, so it is important to be able to recognize a stroke so that you can get the right emergency treatment as quickly as possible. If you see or experience any of the following ...