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 febrile young adult with neck stiffness opens eyes to loud voice, cries out random words without answering questions, and localizes to painful stimuli in all extremities.
Select the best eye, verbal, and motor score.