The Braden Scale is the gold standard tool used by health care providers to identify risk of developing a pressure injury. Contact us today to learn more about how our program can help mitigate risk at your facility!
Predicting Neonatal Skin Injury: Comparison of the Canberra NICU Skin Assessment and Management Tool and Braden‐Q ScaleSKIN injuriesNEONATAL diseasesdoi:10.1111/jpc.13494_30NonewileyJournal of Paediatrics & Child Health
Our review of risk assessment scales in the literature revealed that the Braden Scale is considered to have the highest validity and reliability.11 However, the Braden Scale has limited use for patients undergoing surgery because it does not capture critical risk factors that only occur in the OR...
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The Braden Scale is the gold standard tool used by health care providers to identify risk of developing a pressure injury. Contact us today to learn more about how our program can help mitigate risk at your facility!
risk assessmentBraden Q+PBraden ScalePressure ulcers continue to be a personally and financially expensive complication of surgery and hospitalization. The effects of anesthesia, immobilization during surgery, and use of multiple medical devices all place the surgical patient at high risk for pressure-...