Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient after a head injury does not open the eyes at all, makes no sounds and shows as the best motor response: no movement at all. 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 patient’s blood pressure is 136/79 mmHg. Find the mean arterial pressure MAP = (SBP + 2·DBP)/3, to the nearest whole mmHg.
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: none, bed rest or nurse assists; IV therapy or saline lock: yes; gait: normal, bed rest or wheelchair; mental status: overestimates or forgets limits. Find the Morse total MFS.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has a pulse of 72/min and a blood pressure of 113/68 mmHg. Find the shock index SI = HR/SBP. Round to two decimal places.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 83 kg and is 175 cm tall. Calculate the BMI and click the WHO weight category.
- 1underweight
- 2healthy weight
- 3overweight
- 4obesity class I
- 5obesity class II
- 6obesity class III
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 82 kg and is 196 cm tall. Calculate the BMI and click the WHO weight category.
- 1underweight
- 2healthy weight
- 3overweight
- 4obesity class I
- 5obesity class II
- 6obesity class III
Answer key
- 1. GCS = 3
- 2. MAP = 98 mmHg
- 3. MFS = 50
- 4. SI = 0.64
- 5. overweight
- 6. healthy weight
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