Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
E? / 4+V? / 5+M? / 6GCS?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient after a head injury does not open the eyes at all, makes only incomprehensible sounds such as moaning and shows as the best motor response: abnormal flexion of the arms (decorticate posture). Find the Glasgow Coma Scale total GCS = E + V + M.

E 1–4V 1–5M 1–6
GCS =
2.Easy
142 kg192 cmBMI = kg/m²BMI = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 142 kg and is 192 cm tall. Find the body mass index BMI = weight (kg)/height (m)². Round to one decimal place.

142 kg192 cm
BMI = kg/m²
3.Medium
S? / 4+M? / 4+A? / 4+Mob? / 4+N? / 4+F? / 3Σ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient is assessed with the Braden scale: sensory perception: very limited; moisture: occasionally moist; activity: chairfast; mobility: no limitation; nutrition: excellent; friction and shear: potential problem. Find the Braden total B.

6–23
B =
4.Medium
3210123RR≤89–1112–2021–24≥25SpO₂≤9192–9394–95≥96air / O₂O₂airSBP≤9091–100101–110111–219≥220HR≤4041–5051–9091–110111–130≥131ACVPUAC, V, P, UT °C≤35.035.1–36.036.1–38.038.1–39.0≥39.1

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the NEWS2 chart (SpO₂ scale 1) for these observations: respiration rate 22/min, SpO₂ 86% on supplemental oxygen, blood pressure 150/90 mmHg, pulse 126/min, alert, temperature 37.9 °C. What is the NEWS2 total score?

RR 22SpO₂ 86%O₂SBP 150HR 126AT 37.9 °C
NEWS2 =
5.Hard
not at riskmild riskmoderate riskhigh riskvery high risk

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient is assessed with the Braden scale: sensory perception: slightly limited; moisture: rarely moist; activity: chairfast; mobility: completely immobile; nutrition: probably inadequate; friction and shear: problem. Use the bands 19–23 not at risk, 15–18 mild, 13–14 moderate, 10–12 high and 9 or below very high. Click the risk level.

  1. 1not at risk
  2. 2mild risk
  3. 3moderate risk
  4. 4high risk
  5. 5very high risk
6.Hard
89?SBPDBPmmHgMAP = 65

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The team aims for a mean arterial pressure of at least 65 mmHg. A patient’s systolic pressure is 89 mmHg. Using MAP = (SBP + 2·DBP)/3, what is the lowest diastolic pressure DBP that still gives a MAP of 65 mmHg?

MAP 65 mmHgSBP 89 mmHg
DBP = mmHg

Answer key

  1. 1. GCS = 6
  2. 2. BMI = 38.5 kg/m²
  3. 3. B = 17
  4. 4. NEWS2 = 9
  5. 5. moderate risk
  6. 6. DBP = 53 mmHg

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