need an advise about braden scale

[yemel]

hi i need an advise about braden scale.Because ı got different parameters about it.There for before ı desıgn the form to be used ın the new hospıtal ı would like to mae sure that what ıs the latest scoring system about braden scale.:bowingpur

[ginger58, ASN, RN]

I'm not aware that the Braden scale has changed. If you can search for Braden scale online and that should help. I don't think the Braden scale is meant to be changed but the parameters understood.

[litlamp]

I read this awhile back, hope it helps. Link will direct you to the full article. It's directed more towards staging but the article is very informative.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/563159?src=mp

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel's Updated Pressure Ulcer Staging System

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel has updated the definition of a pressure ulcer and the stages of pressure ulcers based on current research and expert opinion solicited from hundreds of clinicians, educators, and researchers across the country. The amount of anatomical tissue loss described with each stage has not changed. New definitions were drafted to achieve accuracy, clarity, succinctness, clinical utility, and discrimination between and among the definitions of other pressure ulcer stages and other types of wounds. Deep tissue injury was also added as a distinct pressure ulcer in this updated system.

[Miami NightNurse]

Here's the Braden scale, as far as I know it has remained the same: [ATTACH]6144[/ATTACH]