NCLEX Style Study Question
The nurse is caring for an adult client who was admitted unconcious. The initial assessment utilized the Glasgow Coma Scale. The nurse knows that the Glasgow Coma Scale is a systemic neurological assessment tool that evaluates all of the following EXCEPT
- eye opening
- motor response
- pupillary reaction
- verbal performance
July 14th, 2005 at 10:04 am
3
July 14th, 2005 at 5:46 pm
Answer: #3
The three portions of the GCS are Eye opening, motor response and response to verbal response with a low number of 3 and a top number of 15
July 15th, 2005 at 1:49 am
# 3
July 16th, 2005 at 2:26 pm
3
July 22nd, 2005 at 7:59 am
3
July 24th, 2005 at 3:35 pm
Correct answer: 3
The Glasgow Coma Scale is a pratical scale that independenly evaluates three features: eye opening, motor response, and verbal performance. It does not evaluate pupillary reaction.
August 11th, 2005 at 6:41 pm
The answer is number 3.