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Practical Nurse NCLEX®

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Assessment

Braden Scale

Stroke with hemiplegia · 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

Three days after a CVA, the patient has right-sided hemiplegia and aphasia but follows one-step commands. He is chairfast, needs assist for all transfers with noticeable sliding, and has occasional incontinence requiring one extra linen change daily.

Apply Braden subscales to this stroke survivor.

Sensory Perception

Moisture

Activity