Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers

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Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

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 120/min, a cry, cough or sneeze when stimulated, some flexion of the arms and legs and slow, irregular breathing with a weak cry. What is the APGAR score?

1 minHR 120/min
APGAR =
2.Easy
116 kg165 cmBMI = kg/m²BMI = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 116 kg and is 165 cm tall. Find the body mass index BMI = weight (kg)/height (m)². Round to one decimal place.

116 kg165 cm
BMI = kg/m²
3.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 20/min, SpO₂ 95% on supplemental oxygen, blood pressure 96/58 mmHg, pulse 70/min, alert, temperature 37.9 °C. What is the NEWS2 total score?

RR 20SpO₂ 95%O₂SBP 96HR 70AT 37.9 °C
NEWS2 =
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: very limited; moisture: rarely moist; activity: walks occasionally; mobility: very limited; nutrition: very poor; friction and shear: potential problem. Find the Braden total B.

6–23
B =
5.Hard
underweighthealthy weightoverweightobesity class Iobesity class IIobesity class III

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 75 kg and is 194 cm tall. Calculate the BMI and click the WHO weight category.

75 kg194 cm
  1. 1underweight
  2. 2healthy weight
  3. 3overweight
  4. 4obesity class I
  5. 5obesity class II
  6. 6obesity class III
6.Hard
reassuringmoderately abnormallow

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). At 5 minutes after birth, a practice newborn has a pink body with blue hands and feet, a heart rate of 85/min, no response to stimulation, active movement 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. BMI = 42.6 kg/m²
  3. 3. NEWS2 = 5
  4. 4. B = 14
  5. 5. healthy weight
  6. 6. moderately abnormal

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