Mentor/s
Professor Soltis
Participation Type
Poster
Abstract
Stroke is one of the highest causes of mortality and long term disability, therefore, its critical to diagnose the patient early on and treat very quickly. It’s so important for healthcare workers to be efficient when caring for stroke patients because we want to optimize their chances of surviving and their ability to perform tasks thereafter. The NIHSS will assess the patient’s level of consciousness, speech and language, neglect, communication, the field of vision, eye movements, facial symmetry, motor strength, sensation and coordination of the patients. The NIHSS assessment tool provides a baseline score to determine the severity of the stroke. The NIHSS score allows the healthcare team to determine treatment is necessary to minimize the risk of death by stroke. The NIHSS tool was designed to be simple, easy and efficient. It may be performed by a researcher, physician or a nurse. The test takes five to eight minutes to be completed and includes fifteen sections, each scored from 0-4 points. Once each section is scored, you may add the scores together and the range will be from 0-42. The higher the score means the more neurological deficits the patient has.
College and Major available
Nursing RN-BSN
Location
Digital Commons & West Campus 2nd Floor University Commons
Start Day/Time
4-28-2023 12:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-28-2023 2:00 PM
Creative Commons License
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The Importance of the NIHSS Assessment Tool for Early Detection of Strokes in Intubated and Non Intubated Patients in the ICU
Digital Commons & West Campus 2nd Floor University Commons
Stroke is one of the highest causes of mortality and long term disability, therefore, its critical to diagnose the patient early on and treat very quickly. It’s so important for healthcare workers to be efficient when caring for stroke patients because we want to optimize their chances of surviving and their ability to perform tasks thereafter. The NIHSS will assess the patient’s level of consciousness, speech and language, neglect, communication, the field of vision, eye movements, facial symmetry, motor strength, sensation and coordination of the patients. The NIHSS assessment tool provides a baseline score to determine the severity of the stroke. The NIHSS score allows the healthcare team to determine treatment is necessary to minimize the risk of death by stroke. The NIHSS tool was designed to be simple, easy and efficient. It may be performed by a researcher, physician or a nurse. The test takes five to eight minutes to be completed and includes fifteen sections, each scored from 0-4 points. Once each section is scored, you may add the scores together and the range will be from 0-42. The higher the score means the more neurological deficits the patient has.
Students' Information
Samantha Acierno, Nursing, Honors, 2023