Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient after a head injury opens the eyes spontaneously, is oriented to person, place and time and shows as the best motor response: moves a hand to the site of pressure (localises). Find the Glasgow Coma Scale total GCS = E + V + M.
Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient after a head injury opens the eyes when spoken to, is oriented to person, place and time and shows as the best motor response: moves a hand to the site of pressure (localises). 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: walks frequently; mobility: no limitation; nutrition: adequate; friction and shear: no apparent problem. Find the Braden total B.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient after a head injury opens the eyes when spoken to, says inappropriate, random words and shows as the best motor response: withdraws the limb from pressure (normal flexion). Work out the GCS and classify the head injury by it. Click your answer.
- 1mild
- 2moderate
- 3severe
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 88/52 mmHg, pulse 88/min, alert, temperature 37.3 °C. Which clinical risk group does the patient fall into? Click it.
- 1low
- 2low–medium
- 3medium
- 4high
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the NEWS2 chart (SpO₂ scale 1) for these observations: respiration rate 9/min, SpO₂ 97% on supplemental oxygen, blood pressure 142/86 mmHg, pulse 38/min, alert, temperature 39.2 °C. Which clinical risk group does the patient fall into? Click it.
- 1low
- 2low–medium
- 3medium
- 4high
Answer key
- 1. GCS = 14
- 2. GCS = 13
- 3. B = 21
- 4. moderate
- 5. low–medium
- 6. high
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