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What is the highest risk factor for the development of pressure ulcers?Your risk of developing bedsores is higher if you have difficulty moving and can't change position easily while seated or in bed. Risk factors include: Immobility. This might be due to poor health, spinal cord injury and other causes.
What is the most widely used assessment tool for identifying pressure ulcer risk?A number of tools have been developed for the formal assessment of risk for pressure ulcers. The three most widely used scales are the Braden Scale, the Norton Scale, and the Waterlow Scale.
What is pressure ulcer risk assessment?Pressure ulcer risk assessment is part of the process used to identify individuals at risk of developing a pressure ulcer. Use of a risk assessment tool is recommended by many international guidelines on pressure ulcer prevention. Different tools are used for pressure ulcer risk assessment.
What are the nursing assessments for pressure ulcer?How to assess pressure ulcers. ulcer history, including etiology, duration, and previous treatment.. anatomic location.. stage.. size (length, width, and depth in centimeters). sinus tracts, undermining, and tunneling.. drainage.. necrotic tissue (slough and eschar). granulation tissue (newly formed tissue within a healing wound). |