Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________ Professor: Sheryl R. Morales, MEM Score: ________ Rating: _________ Activity Sheet No.

1 Initial Assessment INSTRUCTIONS. The following exercises are to be answered by marking the lettered response that best answers the question or best completes the incomplete statement or by writing the answer in the space provided. 1. Vital signs include the patient's ___________________- , _______________________ ,________________________ , and _______________________________ . 2. You are obtaining a patient's SAMPLE history. What do the letters in SAMPLE mean? S _________________________________________ A _________________________________________ M _________________________________________ P _________________________________________ L _________________________________________ E _________________________________________ 3. In the AVPU method of evaluating the patient's level of consciousness, what does each letter stand for? A _________________________________________ V _________________________________________ P _________________________________________ U _________________________________________ 4. Your patient does not respond when you question him about his name, where he is, what day it is, or what has happened. However, he shows a pain response to a wound on his leg and will follow the simple command, "Raise your right arm," when you yell at him. How would you classify this person on the AVPU scale? ______________________________________ 5. Score the following patient using the Glasgow Coma Scale. ______ The patient opens his eyes when spoken to or when directed to do so. _______ The patient answers questions with responses inappropriate to the questions. _______ The patient can localize the pain that he is feeling.

_______ Total Glasgow score. Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________ Professor: Sheryl R. Morales, MEM _________ Activity Sheet No. 1 Initial Assessment INSTRUCTIONS. The following exercises are to be answered by marking the lettered response that best answers the question or best completes the incomplete statement or by writing the answer in the space provided. 1. Vital signs include the patient's temperature, pulse, breathing, and blood pressure. 2. You are obtaining a patient's SAMPLE history. What do the letters in SAMPLE mean? Signs and Symptoms Allergies Medication Pertinent past history Last oral intake Events leading to injury of illness 3. In the AVPU method of evaluating the patient's level of consciousness, what does each letter stand for? A lert and oriented V Respond to verbal stimulus P Respond to pain U Unresponsive 4. Your patient does not respond when you question him about his name, where he is, what day it is, or what has happened. However, he shows a pain response to a wound on his leg and will follow the simple command, "Raise your right arm," when you yell at him. How would you classify this person on the AVPU scale? V - - Respond to verbal stimulus 5. Score the following patient using the Glasgow Coma Scale. E3 The patient opens his eyes when spoken to or when directed to do so. ______ Score: ________ Rating:

V3 _______ The patient answers questions with responses inappropriate to the questions. M5 _______ The patient can localize the pain that he is feeling. 11 _______ Total Glasgow score.