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	Norton Scale	การประเมินความเสี่ยงต่อการหกล้มของผู้ป่วย
สาขาวิชา	การพยาบาล	การพยาบาล
ตระกูล	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
ปีกำเนิด	1962	2000
ผู้ริเริ่ม	Doreen Norton, Rhonda McLaren, and A. N. Exton-Smith	Multiple researchers (Oliver, Hendrich, and colleagues)
ประเภท	Risk assessment scale	Assessment protocol
แหล่งต้นตำรับ	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.
ชื่อเรียกอื่น	Norton Pressure Sore Risk Scale, NPSRS	Fall Risk Screening, Fall Prevention Assessment, PFRA
ที่เกี่ยวข้อง	4	4
สรุป	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.