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ivanzaharov [21]
3 years ago
5

A client is admitted to the hospital after an accident. the nurse uses the glasgow coma scale (gcs) with the client. the client

is alert and opens his or her eyes when there is a sound or when someone talks. when questions are asked, the client answers in a confused manner. the client obeys commands, such as being asked to move a leg. what would be the client's total score? record your answer using a whole number.
Biology
2 answers:
iren2701 [21]3 years ago
8 0
According to the Glasgow Coma Scale:
Eye opening response score of the patient is 4, opens eyes to sound. 
Verbal response: The score is 4, because the client is confused.
Motor response: The score is 6 because the client is able to obey commands. 

If we sum up the score, the total is 14
REY [17]3 years ago
4 0

The Rationale provided by Elsevier for this specific question:

Rationale

The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is used to measure the level of a client’s consciousness and assigns a numerical score for each area of neurological status. The score for opening eyes on sound or speech is a 3. The score assigned for confused verbal responses is a 4. A score of 6 is assigned to the motor response of obeying commands. Therefore, the total score of the client is 13.

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