Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 118 kg and is 173 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 patient’s blood pressure is 101/60 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: holds on to furniture; IV therapy or saline lock: yes; gait: impaired; mental status: overestimates or forgets limits. Find the Morse total MFS.

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: crutches, cane or walker; IV therapy or saline lock: yes; gait: weak; mental status: knows own limits. Using the cut-offs 0–24 low, 25–44 moderate and 45 or more high, click the fall-risk level.

1. 1low risk
2. 2moderate risk
3. 3high risk

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the NEWS2 chart (SpO₂ scale 1) for these observations: respiration rate 14/min, SpO₂ 97% on room air, blood pressure 150/90 mmHg, pulse 82/min, newly confused, temperature 39.0 °C. Which clinical risk group does the patient fall into? Click it.

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