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, makes only incomprehensible sounds such as moaning and shows as the best motor response: abnormal flexion of the arms (decorticate posture). Find the Glasgow Coma Scale total GCS = E + V + M.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 112 kg and is 195 cm tall. Find the body mass index BMI = weight (kg)/height (m)². Round to one decimal place.

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: yes; secondary diagnosis: yes; ambulatory aid: holds on to furniture; IV therapy or saline lock: no; gait: impaired; mental status: overestimates or forgets limits. Find the Morse total MFS.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice chart records GCS 14, with E3 and V5. What motor score M was recorded, and which response does it describe? Give the number.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). At 5 minutes after birth, a practice newborn has blue or pale skin all over, a heart rate of 165/min, a grimace when stimulated, limp limbs with no muscle tone and good breathing with a strong cry. Score the APGAR and click how the score is interpreted.

1. 1reassuring
2. 2moderately abnormal
3. 3low

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 58 kg and is 155 cm tall. Calculate the BMI and click the WHO weight category.

1. 1underweight
2. 2healthy weight
3. 3overweight
4. 4obesity class I
5. 5obesity class II
6. 6obesity class III