Cranial Nerves
Stroke Alerts
Comprehensive Neuro
TNK
Documentation
100

Which cranial nerves are assessed by having the patient cough 

What are cranial nerves 9 & 10

100
Who is able to call a stroke alert

Who is any RN 

100

What is the frequency of completion of comprehensive neuro exams

What is Q15minutes until a de-escalation order is placed or verbally given, then they are Q1H

100

What does your BG need to be over for TNK administration

What is >50

100

What does a de-escalation order mean

What is vitals and neuro assessments are changed to Q1H.

200

Which cranial nerves are assessed by moving your finger in an "H" pattern and pupillary response

What are cranial nerves 3, 4, & 6

200

What is the difference between canceling and downgrading

What is cancel means ending the stroke alert and downgrading means will still have a stat CT but will not be a full stroke alert

200

What is included in completion of a comprehensive neuro

What is a basic and comprehensive neuro assessment

200

What is the window for TNK  to be administered

What is 0-4.5 hours

200

How often are post TNK neuro assessments completed 

What is q15 minutes x2 hours, q30 minutes x6 hours and q1hour x16 hours

300

How are cranial nerves 2 & 5 tested

What is by testing the visual fields and testing sensation
300

What is the importance of calling a stroke alert 

What is to clear the CT table and have the stroke team arrive

300

When completing a comprehensive neuro what are you assessing

What are cranial nerves 

300

What anticoagulants are a contraindication to TNK

What are Eliquis, Xarelto and possibly Coumadin

300

What documentation is included for a stroke alert

What is a blood glucose, NIH, VS, neuro assessments

400

How are cranial nerves 11 & 12 tested

What is by applying pressure and asking the patient to shrug their shoulders; having the patient stick out their tongue and moving it side to side

400

Why do we bring/meet the patient in the landing zone

What is physician assessment for ABCD and if continuing stroke alert

400

"Prior Assessment Unchanged" can only be used when

When is only if own documentation is unchanged

400

What should the BP goals pre & post TNK be?

What is 185/110 (pre) and 180/105 (post)

400

 Where is documentation completed in EPIC

What is the stroke narrator

500

What cranial nerve is tested by whispering or knocking on the door

What is cranial nerve 8

500

What should the door to drug times be

What are - 

under 60 minutes

under 45 minutes

under 30 minutes

500

What does the comprehensive neuro assessment not test for 

What cranial nerve 1 - olfactory. 

500
Name two (2) contraindications to giving TNK

What are - 

Anticoagulants use

GI Bleed

History of stroke in last 3-6 months

Recent administration of TNK

500

When is a dysphagia screen documented

At least 1 minutes prior to medications being administered. 

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