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Practical Nurse NCLEX®

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Assessment

Braden Scale

Cachectic hospice patient · L1

How this exercise works

Rate each Braden subscale (sensory, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction). Pick values that match the patient description to estimate pressure-injury risk.

Fundamental concept

Rating sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, and friction to guide prevention for at-risk patients.

Read: Braden Scale for Pressure Injury Risk →

Scenario

A bedbound hospice patient with advanced cancer weighs 92 lb, takes sips of fluid only, and eats less than one-fourth of any meal. He is incontinent of urine and stool and requires total care for repositioning every two hours.

Rate Braden subscales for end-of-life pressure-injury risk.

Sensory Perception

Moisture

Activity