For Medicare beneficiaries with acute ischemic stroke, the NIH Stroke Scale provided substantial prognostic information regarding 30-day mortality risk, according to recent study results. “There ...

During the in-services, the importance of using the NIHSS was stressed. NIHSS assessments were scheduled to be completed on admission and every 8 hours thereafter for every stroke patient on the unit.

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The study included 72 individuals (median age 65.7 years; median NIH Stroke Scale score = 9); 40 received alteplase and 32 received tenecteplase.

Results Data from 343 patients with suspected stroke were used to create the ROSIER scale. In total, 159 patients had stroke, 17 had TIA and 167 had events mimicking stroke.

Acknowledgments We would like to acknowledge the nursing staff members of the stroke/neurovascular unit at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Reprint Address Jenny Richardson, MS RN; E-mail ...