A comparison of three risk assessment scales.
Nurses often use pressure sore risk assessment tools without clearly understanding their underlying principles. Comparing different tools can help to determine which are of most value to nurses. Assessment tools can aid decision-making and give objective credibility to practice.
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Cardiac Care Unit, Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest.
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D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015588:Observer Variation; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors