Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
E? / 4+V? / 5+M? / 6GCS?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient after a head injury opens the eyes only to pressure (a painful stimulus), talks in sentences but is confused and shows as the best motor response: withdraws the limb from pressure (normal flexion). Find the Glasgow Coma Scale total GCS = E + V + M.

E 1–4V 1–5M 1–6
GCS =
2.Easy
A? / 2+P? / 2+G? / 2+A? / 2+R? / 2Σ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). At 5 minutes after birth, a practice newborn has pink skin all over, a heart rate of 170/min, a cry, cough or sneeze when stimulated, some flexion of the arms and legs and good breathing with a strong cry. What is the APGAR score?

5 minHR 170/min
APGAR =
3.Medium
E1 / 4+V2 / 5+M? / 6GCS 4?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice chart records GCS 4, with E1 and V2. What motor score M was recorded, and which response does it describe? Give the number.

GCS 4E1V2
M =
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: constantly moist; activity: walks occasionally; mobility: no limitation; nutrition: very poor; friction and shear: problem. Find the Braden total B.

6–23
B =
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 12/min, SpO₂ 89% on room air, blood pressure 106/64 mmHg, pulse 58/min, alert, temperature 37.7 °C. Which clinical risk group does the patient fall into? Click it.

RR 12SpO₂ 89%airSBP 106HR 58AT 37.7 °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 24/min, SpO₂ 92% on supplemental oxygen, blood pressure 222/134 mmHg, pulse 50/min, alert, temperature 36.9 °C. Which clinical risk group does the patient fall into? Click it.

RR 24SpO₂ 92%O₂SBP 222HR 50AT 36.9 °C
  1. 1low
  2. 2low–medium
  3. 3medium
  4. 4high

Answer key

  1. 1. GCS = 10
  2. 2. APGAR = 9
  3. 3. M = 1
  4. 4. B = 12
  5. 5. low–medium
  6. 6. high

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