Modified Braden Q Scale

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Modified Braden Q Scale (for Pediatric Use)

Mobility
1. Completely immobile: Does not make even slight changes in body or extremity position without assistance.
2. Very limited: Makes occasional slight changes in body or extremity position but unable to completely turn self
independently.
3. Slightly limited: Makes frequent through slight changes in body or extremity position independently.
4. No limitations: Makes major and frequent changes in position without assistance.
Activity
The degree of
physical activity
1. Bedfast: Confined to bed

2. Chairfast: Ability to walk severely limited or non-existent. Cannot bear own weight and/or must be assisted
into chair or wheelchair.
3. Walks occasionally: Walks occasionally during day, but for very short distances, with or without assistance.
Spends majority of each shift in bed or chair.
4. All patients too young to ambulate; OR walks frequently: Walks outside the room at least twice a day and
inside room at least once every 2 hours during walking hours.
Sensory
Perception
1. Completely limited: Unresponsive (does not moan, flinch or grasp) to painful stimuli due to diminished level of
consciousness or sedation, OR, limited ability to feel pain over most of the body surface.
2. Very limited: responds to only painful stimuli, cannot communicate discomfort except by moaning or restlessness; OR, has sensory impairment that limits the ability to feel pain or discomfort over half of body.
3. Slightly limited: Responds to verbal commands, but cannot always communicate discomfort or need to be
turned; OR, has some sensory impairment that limits ability to feel pain, or discomfort in one or two extremities.
4. No impairment: Responds to verbal commands. Has no sensory deficit that would limit ability to feel or communicate pain or discomfort.
Moisture
Degree to which
skin is exposed to
moisture
1. Constantly moist: Skin is kept moist almost constantly by perspiration, urine, drainage, etc. Dampness is
detected every time patient is moved or turned.
2. Very moist: Skin is often, but not always, moist. Linen must be changed at least every 8 hours.
3. Occasionally moist: Skin is occasionally moist, requiring linen change every 12 hours.
4. Rarely moist: Skin is usually dry, routine diaper changes; linen only requires changing every 24 hours.
Friction-Shear
Friction
Occurs when Skin
moves against
support surfaces
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Shear
Occurs when
skin and adjacent
bony surface
slide across one
another
1. Significant problem: Spasticity, contracture, itching, or agitation leads to almost constant thrashing and friction.
2. Problem: Requires moderate to maximum assistance in moving. Complete lifting without sliding against sheets
is impossible. Frequently slides down in bed or chair, requiring frequent repositioning with maximum assistance.
3. Potential problem: Moves freely or requires minimum assistance. During a move, skin probably slides to some
extent against sheets, chair, restraints, or other devices. Maintains relative good position in chair or bed most of
the time but occasionally slides down.
4. No apparent problem: Able to completely lift patient during position change, moves in bed and in chair independently and has sufficient muscle strength to life up completely during move. Maintains good position in bed or
chair at all times.
Nutritional
Usual food intake
pattern
1. Very poor: NPO/or maintained on clear liquids, or IVs for more than 5 days OR albumin < 2.5 mg/dl OR never
eats a complete meal. Rarely eats more than half of any food offered. Protein intake includes only 2 servings or
meat or dairy products per day. Takes fluids poorly. Does not take a liquid dietary supplement.
2. Inadequate: Is on liquid diet or tube feedings/TPN, which provides inadequate calories and minerals for age OR
albumin < 3 mg/dl OR rarely eats a complete meal and generally eats only about half of any food offered. Protein
intake includes only 3 servings of meat or dairy products per day. Occasionally will take a dietary supplement.
3. Adequate: Is on tube feedings or TPN, which provide adequate calories and minerals for age OR eats over half
of most meals. Eats a total of 4 servings of protein (meat, dairy products) each day. Occasionally will refuse a
meal, but will usually take a supplement if offered.
4. Excellent: Is on a normal diet providing adequate calories for age. For example, eats most of every meal. Never
refuses a meal. Usually eats a total of 4 or more servings of mean and dairy products. Occasionally eats between
meals. Does not require supplementation.
Tissue
Perfusion &
Oxygenation
1. Extremely compromised: Hypotensive (MAP < 50 mm Hg; < 40 in a newborn) or the patient does not physiologically tolerate position changes.
2. Compromised: Normotensive oxygen saturation may be < 95%; hemoglobin may be < 10 mg/dl; capillary refill
may be > 2 seconds; serum pH is < 7.40.
3. Adequate: Normotensive oxygen saturation may be < 95%; hemoglobin may be < 10 mg/dl; capillary refill may
be 2 seconds; serum pH is normal.
4. Excellent: Normotensive, oxygen saturation > 95%; normal hgb; capillary refill < 2 seconds.
* Braden Q Scale for children < 5 years Adult Braden Scale for children > 5 years
* Available online at www.mc.vanderbuilt.edu/learning-center/publist.html
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