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
A patient with sudden severe headache opens eyes to spoken command, is disoriented to date, and flexes both arms abnormally toward the body when nail beds are pressed.
Select the best eye, verbal, and motor score.
