Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
A? / 2+P? / 2+G? / 2+A? / 2+R? / 2Σ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). At 1 minute after birth, a practice newborn has pink skin all over, a heart rate of 170/min, a grimace when stimulated, some flexion of the arms and legs and good breathing with a strong cry. What is the APGAR score?

1 minHR 170/min
APGAR =
2.Easy
12694SBPDBPmmHgMAP = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s blood pressure is 126/94 mmHg. Find the mean arterial pressure MAP = (SBP + 2·DBP)/3, to the nearest whole mmHg.

SBP 126 mmHgDBP 94 mmHg
MAP = mmHg
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: slightly limited; moisture: occasionally moist; activity: walks frequently; mobility: very limited; nutrition: probably inadequate; friction and shear: no apparent problem. Find the Braden total B.

6–23
B =
4.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: no impairment; moisture: occasionally moist; activity: chairfast; mobility: no limitation; nutrition: adequate; friction and shear: potential problem. Find the Braden total B.

6–23
B =
5.Hard
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≥39.1lowlow–mediummediumhigh

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the NEWS2 chart (SpO₂ scale 1) for these observations: respiration rate 8/min, SpO₂ 97% on room air, blood pressure 118/70 mmHg, pulse 76/min, alert, temperature 36.0 °C. Which clinical risk group does the patient fall into? Click it.

RR 8SpO₂ 97%airSBP 118HR 76AT 36.0 °C
  1. 1low
  2. 2low–medium
  3. 3medium
  4. 4high
6.Hard
reassuringmoderately abnormallow

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

Answer key

  1. 1. APGAR = 8
  2. 2. MAP = 105 mmHg
  3. 3. B = 17
  4. 4. B = 18
  5. 5. low–medium
  6. 6. low

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