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PressureUlcer/Pressure Injury
Prevention
Skin Assessment
Braden Scale
The Braden Scale developed by Barbara Braden is used to assess the risk of individuals for pressure ulcers. (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2012)
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References
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Braden Scale Poster. https://jessbrantnerwvudietetics.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/braden.jpg
Health Alliance Video. (2012). Braden scale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYVc6JPdjT0
U.S. National Library of Medicine. (2012). Braden scale source information. Unified Medical Language System.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/sourcereleasedocs/current/LNC_BRADEN/

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