WoundRounds now allows wound care clinicians to use a built-in tool for scheduling Braden Risk Assessments as part of efforts to prevent pressure ulcers. The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore ...

Why: Pressure ulcers are serious problems that occur frequently in hospitalized, community-dwelling and nursing home older adults, accounting for 3-11% in acute facilities, and 24% in long-term ...

Often, the Braden Q Scale is used to help identify pediatric patients at risk for developing these pressure-related skin injuries. Until recently, initial predictive validity testing of the Braden Q ...

Barbara Braden became known internationally for developing a tool in the 1980s that’s widely used in hospitals and nursing homes to assess and predict patients’ likelihood of developing pressure sores ...