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	Escala de Norton	Evaluación del Riesgo de Caídas del Paciente
Campo	Enfermería	Enfermería
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Año de origen	1962	2000
Autor original	Doreen Norton, Rhonda McLaren, and A. N. Exton-Smith	Multiple researchers (Oliver, Hendrich, and colleagues)
Tipo	Risk assessment scale	Assessment protocol
Fuente seminal	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.	Hendrich, A. L., Bender, P. S., & Nyhuis, A. (2003). Validation of the Hendrich II Fall Risk Model: a large concurrent case/control study of hospitalized patients. Applied Nursing Research, 16(3), 159-171.
Alias	Norton Pressure Sore Risk Scale, NPSRS	Fall Risk Screening, Fall Prevention Assessment, PFRA
Relacionados	4	4
Resumen	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.	Patient Fall Risk Assessment is a systematic clinical evaluation process used to identify hospitalized or institutionalized patients at increased risk of falling. Falls are a major cause of injury and mortality in healthcare settings, particularly among older adults. The assessment considers intrinsic patient factors (e.g., age, medical conditions, medications) and extrinsic environmental factors (e.g., lighting, equipment, flooring) to guide preventive interventions.