Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
17681SBPDBPmmHgMAP = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s blood pressure is 176/81 mmHg. Find the mean arterial pressure MAP = (SBP + 2·DBP)/3, to the nearest whole mmHg.

SBP 176 mmHgDBP 81 mmHg
MAP = mmHg
2.Easy
138 kg194 cmBMI = kg/m²BMI = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 138 kg and is 194 cm tall. Find the body mass index BMI = weight (kg)/height (m)². Round to one decimal place.

138 kg194 cm
BMI = kg/m²
3.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: chairfast; mobility: no limitation; nutrition: excellent; friction and shear: no apparent problem. Find the Braden total B.

6–23
B =
4.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 25/min, SpO₂ 99% on room air, blood pressure 142/86 mmHg, pulse 126/min, responds only to voice, temperature 34.8 °C. What is the NEWS2 total score?

RR 25SpO₂ 99%airSBP 142HR 126VT 34.8 °C
NEWS2 =
5.Hard
low riskmoderate riskhigh risk

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: no; gait: normal, bed rest or wheelchair; mental status: knows own limits. Using the cut-offs 0–24 low, 25–44 moderate and 45 or more high, click the fall-risk level.

  1. 1low risk
  2. 2moderate risk
  3. 3high risk
6.Hard
underweighthealthy weightoverweightobesity class Iobesity class IIobesity class III

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 83 kg and is 189 cm tall. Calculate the BMI and click the WHO weight category.

83 kg189 cm
  1. 1underweight
  2. 2healthy weight
  3. 3overweight
  4. 4obesity class I
  5. 5obesity class II
  6. 6obesity class III

Answer key

  1. 1. MAP = 113 mmHg
  2. 2. BMI = 36.7 kg/m²
  3. 3. B = 19
  4. 4. NEWS2 = 11
  5. 5. low risk
  6. 6. healthy weight

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