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	Ljestvica skrbi ovisnosti (Care Dependency Scale, CDS)	Nortonova ljestvica
Područje	Sestrinstvo	Sestrinstvo
Obitelj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Godina nastanka	2000	1962
Tvorac	Atie Dijkstra and colleagues	Doreen Norton, Rhonda McLaren, and A. N. Exton-Smith
Vrsta	Assessment scale	Risk assessment scale
Temeljni izvor	Dijkstra, A., Buist, G., Dassen, T., & Frijlink, M. (2000). Diagnostics: The Care Dependency Scale. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 14(3), 229-234.	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.
Drugi nazivi	CDS, Dependency Assessment, Nursing Care Level, Acuity Score	Norton Pressure Sore Risk Scale, NPSRS
Srodne	4	4
Sažetak	The Care Dependency Scale (CDS) is a comprehensive assessment tool that measures the degree of care dependency in patients by evaluating their ability to perform activities of daily living and manage their health conditions independently. Developed by Atie Dijkstra and colleagues, the CDS focuses on physical independence and social engagement, providing a quantitative measure of nursing workload and care requirements. It is particularly useful in long-term care, rehabilitation, and geriatric settings.	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.