Honan One Minute Nurse: Glasgow Coma Scale Qs&As with Rationales 2024 A+
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Honan One Minute Nurse: Glasgow Coma Scale Qs&As with Rationales 2024 A+
1. What is the highest score a patient can receive in the Glasgow Coma Scale
(GCS)?
2. What is the best
term for decorticate posturing?
3. How many points
will a patient receive for spontaneous eye opening on ...
Honan One Minute Nurse: Glasgow Coma Scale Qs&As with Rationales 2024 A+ 1. What is the high - est score a pa - tient can re - ceive in the Glas - gow Coma Scale (GCS)? 2. What is the best term for decorti - cate posturing? 3. How many points will a patient re - ceive for sponta - neous eye open - ing on the Glas - gow Coma Scale (GCS)? 4. A patient scored 4 points for verbal response on the Glas - gow Coma Scale (GCS). What does that indicate? 5. What is the Glas - gow Coma Scale (GCS) used to as- sess? 15 Rationale: Eyes can score up to 4 points, verbal up to 5 points, and motor up to 6 points for a total of a 15-point maximum on the GCS. The patient withdraws into their core Rationale: Decorticate posturing is when the patient with - draws into their core. Decerebrate is when the arms extend away from the body. 4 Rationale: The patient who spontaneously opens their eyes receives 4 points for spontaneous eye opening, meaning they can open their eyes without direction. They will get 3 points for opening their eyes in response to speech, 2 points for opening their eyes in response to painful stimuli, and 1 point for no eye opening. The patient is confused. Rationale: If the patient is fully oriented, they get 5 points. If they are confused but speaking coherently, they get 4 points. If the patient is saying inappropriate words and jumbled phrases, they'll get 3 points. Incomprehensible sounds scores 2 points, and 1 point is assigned for no verbal response. Level of consciousness Rationale: The GCS is used to assess level of conscious - ness. It does not address pulses, arrythmias, or strength.
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