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
Ten minutes after a generalized seizure, the patient's eyes open spontaneously, speech is confused and slow, and he follows the command to show his tongue.
Select the best eye, verbal, and motor score.