Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 76 kg and is 177 cm tall. Find the body mass index BMI = weight (kg)/height (m)². Round to one decimal place.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient after a head injury opens the eyes when spoken to, 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.

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

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: yes; ambulatory aid: holds on to furniture; IV therapy or saline lock: no; gait: impaired; mental status: overestimates or forgets limits. Find the Morse total MFS.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 129 kg and is 190 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). Use the NEWS2 chart (SpO₂ scale 1) for these observations: respiration rate 12/min, SpO₂ 95% on room air, blood pressure 84/50 mmHg, pulse 130/min, alert, temperature 37.0 °C. Which clinical risk group does the patient fall into? Click it.

1. 1low
2. 2low–medium
3. 3medium
4. 4high