The nurse is caring for four patients on this shift.Who is at greatest risk for developing a pressure ulcer?

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Given the overall score on the Braden Scale,the patient will fall within one of these categories: mild risk,16 to 18; moderate risk,13 to 14; or high risk,9 or less.Use these risk scores to plan care by looking at the individual risk factors that place the patient at risk and developing a care plan to decrease or eliminate the identified risk factors.
Immobility often restricts the patient's ability to change and control body position,thus increasing pressure over bony prominences.Patients who can turn themselves are at less risk than those who cannot.

The Nurse Is Caring for Four Patients on This Shift