Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient after a head injury opens the eyes when spoken to, says inappropriate, random words and shows as the best motor response: moves a hand to the site of pressure (localises). Find the Glasgow Coma Scale total GCS = E + V + M.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s blood pressure is 170/89 mmHg. Find the pulse pressure PP.

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: obeys commands. Work out the GCS and classify the head injury by it. Click your answer.

1. 1mild
2. 2moderate
3. 3severe

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: yes; gait: weak; mental status: overestimates or forgets limits. Find the Morse total MFS.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 79 kg and is 167 cm tall. Calculate the BMI and click the WHO weight category.

1. 1underweight
2. 2healthy weight
3. 3overweight
4. 4obesity class I
5. 5obesity class II
6. 6obesity class III

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). At 1 minute after birth, a practice newborn has blue or pale skin all over, no heartbeat, no response to stimulation, limp limbs with no muscle tone and no breathing. Score the APGAR and click how the score is interpreted.

1. 1reassuring
2. 2moderately abnormal
3. 3low