How do I get staff to use the Braden Scale effectively and score appropriately?
If you are implementing the Braden Scale for the first time in your facility, you will need the endorsement and support of the administration. Nurses should participate in in-service education related to the Braden Scale, its routine use and facility-specific protocols. Our Web site offers a number of in-service education tools. These include a video that details each subscale of the Braden Scale and how to score these subscales. In addition, we offer a CD, “Using the Braden Scale in Clinical Practice” that provides 11 detailed case studies and tests the competency of the nurse in determining a Braden Scale score and applying appropriate nursing interventions to each case. The CNA video teaches CNA’s to recognize who is likely to get a pressure ulcer and how they can contribute to prevention. This video is very popular with long-term care settings.
