Safety & quality
Pressure ulcer information for health professionals
Assessment
- Braden risk assessment (PDF 24KB)
- Modified Braden Q pressure ulcer assessment scale (paediatric) (PDF 22KB)
- Waterlow pressure ulcer risk assessment scale (PDF 25KB)
- Braden Poster (PDF 988KB)
- Flow chart identifying links between skin assessment and positioning (PDF 18KB)
- Example daily skin assessment chart (PDF 90KB)
- Appraisal of literature of risk assessment scales (PDF 68KB)
Prevention practices
- Example patient positioning chart (PDF 75KB)
- Flow chart linking risk to action (PDF 42KB)
- Pressure prevention flowchart (linked to Braden risk levels) (PDF 70KB)
- Table linking risk to action (PDF 90KB)
- Table linking risk to action - critical care setting (PDF 58KB)
- FBBC Malnutrition screening tool (PDF 49KB)
- Flow chart - Nutrition and pressure ulcer prevention (PDF 55KB)
- Flow chart - Nutrition and the healing of pressure ulcers (PDF 69KB)
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