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Nursing students’understanding of the glasgow coma scale
Nursing Standard, 2006To explore third year nursing students' understanding of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).An explorative survey using a semi-structured questionnaire was used. A convenience sample of 65 third year nursing students was selected from a university faculty of nursing in Scotland.
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The History of the Glasgow Coma Scale: Implications for Practice
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 2001The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) has been the gold standard of neurologic assessment for trauma patients since its development by Jennett and Teasdale in the early 1970s. The GCS was found to be a simple tool to use. It became the method of choice for trauma care practitioners to document neurologic findings over time and predict functional outcome ...
Juliet Fischer, Claranne Mathieson
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The Glasgow Coma Scale and other neurological observations
Nursing Standard, 2005The primary tool used by nurses to assess a patient's neurological status is the neurological observation chart incorporating the Glasgow Coma Scale. This article explains the correct use of the chart and how to interpret the findings.
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A practical review of the Glasgow Coma Scale and Score
The Surgeon, 2012Since the Glasgow Coma Scale was introduced in 1974,(1) it has become the most common method of describing a patient's level of consciousness. However, despite its almost universal use, there remain a number of misunderstandings, particularly regarding the appropriate situations in which to use the Glasgow Coma Score rather than the Scale, and also in ...
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Journal of Trauma Nursing, 2014
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is an international tool used to measure the level of consciousness for traumatically injured patients. One Level I and 3 Level II Trauma Centers in our Health Care System perceived a deficiency in the documentation of the GCS. An audit was performed and insufficient documentation was confirmed.
June C. Smith +3 more
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The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is an international tool used to measure the level of consciousness for traumatically injured patients. One Level I and 3 Level II Trauma Centers in our Health Care System perceived a deficiency in the documentation of the GCS. An audit was performed and insufficient documentation was confirmed.
June C. Smith +3 more
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1989
One important method of rapidly assessing the patient with head injuries is the Glasgow Coma Scale, named after its city of origin. Originally published in Lancet in 1974 [1], it has withstood the test of time as a practical clinical tool. Although no substitute for a complete neurological examination, it is useful both as an indicator of injury ...
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One important method of rapidly assessing the patient with head injuries is the Glasgow Coma Scale, named after its city of origin. Originally published in Lancet in 1974 [1], it has withstood the test of time as a practical clinical tool. Although no substitute for a complete neurological examination, it is useful both as an indicator of injury ...
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Using the Glasgow Coma Scale: analysis and limitations
British Journal of Nursing, 2001This article addresses the gap between the literature and practice in relation to the use of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). It will explore level of consciousness and the GCS. The instigation of both central and peripheral painful stimuli is analyzed in an effort to prevent ritualistic practice.
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Glasgow Coma Scale and brain death ? A proposal
Acta Neurochirurgica, 1995It has been proposed to add to the Glasgow Coma Scale the score 2 as symbolic expression of brain death.
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The Emergency Coma Scale as an alternative to the Glasgow Coma Scale
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2011Arjun Dutt Law +2 more
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THE GLASGOW COMA SCALE: TO SUM OR NOT TO SUM?
The Lancet, 1983Janine Jagger +2 more
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