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	Scala Norton	Evaluarea riscului de cădere la pacienți
Domeniu	Asistență medicală	Asistență medicală
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anul apariției	1962	2000
Autorul original	Doreen Norton, Rhonda McLaren, and A. N. Exton-Smith	Multiple researchers (Oliver, Hendrich, and colleagues)
Tip	Risk assessment scale	Assessment protocol
Sursa seminală	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.
Denumiri alternative	Norton Pressure Sore Risk Scale, NPSRS	Fall Risk Screening, Fall Prevention Assessment, PFRA
Înrudite	4	4
Rezumat	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.