International Medical Research Frontier

The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score is the most widely used scale in both the clinical research and the scientific research in the world to assess the degree of neurological deficit in acute stroke currently. Strengthening the training of materialistic dialectical thinking ability is in line with the requirements of society for the education of talents in the new era. This study introduces the concept of dialectical thinking into the teaching courses, analyzes the application of dialectical thinking in NIHSS scoring teaching by discussing the dialectical relationship between normality and abnormality, commonality and individuality, static and dynamic characteristics in the use of NIHSS, and proposes some methods to enhance the interest and challenge in teaching. This study aims to help learners master relevant knowledge better, improve their understanding and clinical thinking ability in the assessment of acute stroke assessment, enhance teaching effectiveness of the teachers, and promote the coordinated development of professional education and ideological and political education.

Dialectical thinking; NIHSS; Teaching