Overview

4.6 out of 5 (29 Reviews)

Credits

1.00

Pharmacology Credits

0.0

Post-Assessment Questions

7

Start Date

1 Sep 2023

Last Review Date

23 Jun 2025

Expiration Date

31 Aug 2026

Estimated Time To Finish

60 Minutes


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Activity Description

The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a cornerstone tool in the neurological assessment of patients with acute brain injury and impaired consciousness. Since its initial introduction, the GCS has been widely adopted in trauma, critical care, and emergency settings across over 75 countries. This course reviews the fundamental components of the scale—eye, verbal, and motor responses—highlighting scoring methodology, clinical interpretation, and proper documentation practices. Pediatric adaptations, the limitations of the total GCS score, and the use of subscores to detect disorders of consciousness more precisely are also addressed.

This course examines the clinical applications of the GCS in trauma triage, neurocritical care, and pediatric brain injury, with a focus on the impact of standardized assessment on patient outcomes. Comparisons with alternative scales such as the FOUR score and the GCS-P are also discussed, along with evidence-based strategies to improve interrater reliability. This activity for healthcare professionals is designed to enhance the learner's competence in clinically applying the GCS, interpreting findings, and implementing an appropriate interprofessional approach when assessing neurologic status in patients, guiding clinicians involved in neurological assessment and brain injury management.


Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, physician associates, nurses, pharmacists, and nurse practitioners.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be better able to:

  • Apply the Glasgow Coma Scale in guiding acute care decisions.

  • Identify the distinct responsiveness components assessed by the Glasgow Coma Scale.

  • Interpret each Glasgow Coma Scale score to determine the clinical severity of a patient with impaired consciousness.

  • Apply interprofessional team strategies to enhance care coordination and outcomes by integrating Glasgow Coma Scale findings in patients with impaired consciousness.

Disclosures

StatPearls, LLC requires everyone who influences the content of an educational activity to disclose relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant conflict(s) of interest have been mitigated. Hover over contributor names for financial disclosures. Others involved in planning this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial Support: This activity has received NO commercial support.

Continuing Education Accreditation Information

In support of improving patient care, StatPearls, LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Nurse Practitioners: StatPearls designates this activity for 1.00 ANCC contact hour(s), which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology. NPs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Please consult your professional licensing board for information on the applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity.

Method of Participation and Credit

  1. Register for the activity.    
  2. Review the target audience, learning objectives, and disclosure information.
  3. Study the educational content of the enduring material.
  4. Choose the best answer to each activity test question. To receive credit and a certificate, you must pass the test questions with a minimum score of 100%.
  5. Complete the post-activity assessment survey.

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Disclaimer

This educational activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Faculty may discuss investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the FDA. Readers should verify all information before employing any therapies described in this educational activity.

The information provided for this activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical/clinical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The information presented does not necessarily reflect the views of StatPearls or any commercial supporters of educational activities on statpearls.com. StatPearls expressly disclaims responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through a participant's misunderstanding of the content.

Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices: In accordance with FDA requirements, the audience is advised that information presented in this continuing education activity may contain references to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please refer to the FDA-approved package insert for each drug/device for full prescribing/utilization information.

Cancellation Policy: Please see the cancellation policy. StatPearls, LLC reserves the right to cancel any course due to unforeseen circumstances.

 

 
 

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Unlimited Nurse Practitioner CE

Stay up to date on the latest medical knowledge with 6689 CE activities. In these online self-assessment activities, read our reference articles and test your knowledge with more than 7956.5 hours of CE.

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6 Month Unlimited Nurse Practitioner CE

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