Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Κλίμακα Norton	Κλίμακα Braden
Πεδίο	Νοσηλευτική	Νοσηλευτική
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1962	1987
Δημιουργός	Doreen Norton, Rhonda McLaren, and A. N. Exton-Smith	Barbara Braden and Nancy Bergstrom
Τύπος	Risk assessment scale	Risk assessment scale
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Norton, D., McLaren, R., & Exton-Smith, A. N. (1962). An investigation of geriatric nursing problems in hospital. National Corporation for the Care of Old People, London.	Braden, B., & Bergstrom, N. (1987). A conceptual schema for the study of the etiology of pressure sores. Rehabilitation Nursing, 12(1), 8-12.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	Norton Pressure Sore Risk Scale, NPSRS	Braden Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale, BPUS
Συναφείς	4	4
Σύνοψη	The Norton Scale is a pioneering risk assessment tool developed by Doreen Norton and colleagues in 1962 to identify hospitalized patients at risk of developing pressure sores. As one of the earliest standardized pressure ulcer risk assessment instruments, the Norton Scale predates and influenced many later tools including the widely used Braden Scale. It remains relevant in clinical practice, particularly in geriatric and long-term care settings.	The Braden Scale is a standardized risk assessment instrument used in nursing to identify hospitalized patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers. Developed by Barbara Braden and Nancy Bergstrom in 1987, it remains one of the most widely adopted tools in clinical practice for pressure ulcer prevention. The scale combines assessment of intrinsic patient risk factors with extrinsic environmental factors.