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
An intubated patient receiving propofol has no eye opening to voice or pain, makes no verbal sounds because of the endotracheal tube, and withdraws both legs from supraorbital pressure.
Select the best eye, verbal, and motor score.
