CE: How to Predict Pediatric Pressure Injury Risk with the Braden QD Scale

This valid, reliable instrument can identify patients at risk for pressure-related injuries from medical devices as well as immobility. ABSTRACTThe Braden QD Scale is a conceptually based, pediatric-specific, risk assessment instrument that reliably predicts both immobility-related and medical devic...

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Published in:The American journal of nursing 2018-11, Vol.118 (11), p.34-43
Main Authors: Chamblee, Tracy B, Pasek, Tracy A, Caillouette, Catherine N, Stellar, Judith J, Quigley, Sandy M, Curley, Martha A Q
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Education, Nursing, Continuing
Female
Forecasting - methods
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing
Nursing Assessment - methods
Nursing Staff, Hospital - education
Pressure Ulcer - diagnosis
Pressure Ulcer - nursing
Risk Assessment - methods
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:This valid, reliable instrument can identify patients at risk for pressure-related injuries from medical devices as well as immobility. ABSTRACTThe Braden QD Scale is a conceptually based, pediatric-specific, risk assessment instrument that reliably predicts both immobility-related and medical device-related pressure injuries in the pediatric acute care environment. A revision and simplification of the commonly used Braden Q Scale, the Braden QD Scale can be used to assess risk among the wide range of infants, children, and adolescents commonly treated in acute care environments. As part of a comprehensive program to prevent hospital-acquired pressure injuries, the Braden QD Scale promotes patient safety, quality of care and care monitoring, and effective resource use in pediatric hospitalized patients. The authors provide guidance on using the Braden QD Scale to assess pediatric patients and score their risk of pressure-related injury in numerous scenarios frequently encountered in acute care practice.
ISSN:0002-936X
1538-7488
DOI:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000547638.92908.de