ASC Exam Blueprint

CONTENT AREA

MATERIAL INCLUDED

% TEST ITEMS ALLOCATED
(200 QUESTIONS)

Clinical Management

• Evidence supporting reperfusion therapy (systemic thrombolysis; mechanical thrombectomy
• Evidence supporting methods for management of hemorrhagic stroke (intraparenchymal hemorrhage; subarachnoid hemorrhage; arteriovenous malformations)
• Clinical management of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
• Secondary stroke prevention

28%

Pathophysiology

• Clinical presentations in relation to vascular territories
• Evolution of ischemic infarction
• Hemorrhagic transformation of ischemic infarction
• Pathogenesis of ischemic stroke
• Pathogenesis of hemorrhagic stroke
• Locations for hemorrhagic stroke in relation to pathogenic mechanism

19%

Managing Barriers/Organization Behavior

• Organizational behavioral theories in relation to:
  • Producing change Motivating others
  • Healthy relationships
  • Improving performance and individual contributions
• Hospital system leadership organizational models

14%
 

Stroke Center Leadership

• Requirements for Acute Stroke Ready, Primary Stroke Center, Thrombectomy Capable, and Comprehensive Stroke Centers
• Stroke Unit development and improvement
• Evolution of the Stroke Coordinator role
• Staffing principles
• Healthy work environments

11%

Quality Management

• Evolution of quality management and its role in Stroke Centers
• Quality management models:
  • Model selection
  • Development and implementation of a quality program

10%

Data Management

• Levels of data
• Measures of central tendency
• Interpretation of data in relation to performance improvement
• Methods to represent data graphically

7%

Stroke Scales

• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
• Glasgow Coma Scale
• ICH Scale
• Hunt & Hess Scale
• Modified Rankin Scale

7%

Effective Educational Strategies

• Principles of adult learning and their application to practice
• Educating staff
• Patient education materials and methods

4%