Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). At 5 minutes after birth, a practice newborn has a pink body with blue hands and feet, a heart rate of 95/min, a cry, cough or sneeze when stimulated, some flexion of the arms and legs and good breathing with a strong cry. What is the APGAR score?
Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). At 1 minute after birth, a practice newborn has blue or pale skin all over, a heart rate of 160/min, a grimace when stimulated, active movement and slow, irregular breathing with a weak cry. What is the APGAR score?
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient is assessed with the Morse fall scale: history of falling in the last 3 months: no; secondary diagnosis: no; ambulatory aid: none, bed rest or nurse assists; IV therapy or saline lock: no; gait: normal, bed rest or wheelchair; mental status: overestimates or forgets limits. Find the Morse total MFS.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient after a head injury opens the eyes spontaneously, talks in sentences but is confused and shows as the best motor response: moves a hand to the site of pressure (localises). Work out the GCS and classify the head injury by it. Click your answer.
- 1mild
- 2moderate
- 3severe
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 83 kg and is 156 cm tall. Calculate the BMI and click the WHO weight category.
- 1underweight
- 2healthy weight
- 3overweight
- 4obesity class I
- 5obesity class II
- 6obesity class III
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). At 5 minutes after birth, a practice newborn has a pink body with blue hands and feet, a heart rate of 155/min, a cry, cough or sneeze when stimulated, some flexion of the arms and legs and good breathing with a strong cry. Score the APGAR and click how the score is interpreted.
- 1reassuring
- 2moderately abnormal
- 3low
Answer key
- 1. APGAR = 7
- 2. APGAR = 6
- 3. MFS = 15
- 4. mild
- 5. obesity class I
- 6. reassuring
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