University:
American Career College
Course:
NURS112 | Fundamentals of Nursing
Academic year:

2021
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370

Pages:

1
Author:

Hallie Randolph

AVPU Scale - Stands for alert, verbal, pain and unresponsiveness – added a c (new onset confusion) - Another system to measure and record a patient’s level of consciousness. It is mostly used in emergency protocols, and within first aid. - Alert: The patient is aware of the examiner and can respond to the environment around them on their own. The patient can also follow commands, open their eyes spontaneously, and track objects. - Verbally Responsive: The patient's eyes do not open spontaneously. The patient's eyes open only in response to a verbal stimulus directed toward them. The patient is able to react to that verbal stimulus directly and in a meaningful way. - Painfully Responsive: The patient's eyes do not open spontaneously. The patient will only respond to the application of painful stimuli by an examiner. The patient may move, moan, or cry out directly in response to the painful stimuli. - Unresponsive: The patient does not respond spontaneously. The patient does not respond to verbal or painful stimuli. - It’s a quick and simple way of detecting altered mental status in a patient - AVPU scale correlates to GSC ranges: o GCS Score 15 - Alert o GCS 12 to 13 - Verbally Responsive o GCS 5 to 6 - Physically Responsive o GCS 3 - Unresponsive