Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
98 kg161 cmBMI = kg/m²BMI = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 98 kg and is 161 cm tall. Find the body mass index BMI = weight (kg)/height (m)². Round to one decimal place.

98 kg161 cm
BMI = kg/m²
2.Easy
126 kg155 cmBMI = kg/m²BMI = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 126 kg and is 155 cm tall. Find the body mass index BMI = weight (kg)/height (m)². Round to one decimal place.

126 kg155 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: no impairment; moisture: rarely moist; activity: chairfast; mobility: completely immobile; nutrition: very poor; 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 32/min, SpO₂ 96% on room air, blood pressure 90/54 mmHg, pulse 114/min, responds only to pain, temperature 36.6 °C. What is the NEWS2 total score?

RR 32SpO₂ 96%airSBP 90HR 114PT 36.6 °C
NEWS2 =
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 16/min, SpO₂ 95% on room air, blood pressure 90/54 mmHg, pulse 82/min, alert, temperature 37.5 °C. Which clinical risk group does the patient fall into? Click it.

RR 16SpO₂ 95%airSBP 90HR 82AT 37.5 °C
  1. 1low
  2. 2low–medium
  3. 3medium
  4. 4high
6.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 7/min, SpO₂ 98% on room air, blood pressure 130/78 mmHg, pulse 64/min, alert, temperature 37.5 °C. Which clinical risk group does the patient fall into? Click it.

RR 7SpO₂ 98%airSBP 130HR 64AT 37.5 °C
  1. 1low
  2. 2low–medium
  3. 3medium
  4. 4high

Answer key

  1. 1. BMI = 37.8 kg/m²
  2. 2. BMI = 52.4 kg/m²
  3. 3. B = 14
  4. 4. NEWS2 = 11
  5. 5. low–medium
  6. 6. low–medium

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