Sensory Perception and the Braden Scale for Predicting the ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2021年1月7日—WhatistheBradenScale?...Brieflyput,theBradenScaleisanevidenced-basedtool,developedbyNancyBradenandBarbaraBergstrom,that ...

Editors note: This blog by Holly M. Hovan, MSN, GERO-BC, APRN, CWOCN-AP, is the recipient of the 2021 Blog of the Year Award. It has received the most views of any blog posted on WoundSource within the last year. The WoundSource Editors would like to congratulate Holly on her award.

Editors Note: This blog was originally written and published in September of 2017. It was updated and republished in January of 2021.

As wound care professionals, the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk® is near and dear to our hearts. With that in mind, our evidence-based tool needs to be used correctly to yield accurate results. Working with long-term care and geriatric populations opens up a world of multiple pre-existing comorbidities and risk factors that aren’t always explicitly written into the Braden Scale categories. Additionally, the frequency of Braden Scale use m...