How this exercise works
Score Eye, Verbal, and Motor for each neurologic scenario. Lower scores signal more severe injury; totals guide escalation and documentation.
Fundamental concept
Scoring eye, verbal, and motor components during routine neurologic monitoring and when to escalate declining totals.
Read: Glasgow Coma Scale for LPN Neurologic Checks →Scenario
After D50W administration, a diabetic patient is awake with eyes open spontaneously, oriented to person, place, and time, and follows commands to squeeze both hands.
Select the best eye, verbal, and motor score.