Braden Low Risk threshold is indicated by which score?

Braden Low Risk threshold is indicated by which score?

• A. 12 or less
• B. 14 and higher
• C. Higher than 15
• D. Below 10

Answer: (C)

On the Braden Scale, higher scores mean lower risk for pressure ulcers, with the total ranging from 6 to 23. The threshold for being considered low risk is a score of 16 or higher (greater than 15). That means patients scoring 16, 17, up to 23 are low risk, while 15 or below indicate increasing risk. So the best answer is the one that specifies scores above 15. The other ranges fall into at least some level of risk and thus do not define low risk.

On the Braden Scale, higher scores mean lower risk for pressure ulcers, with the total ranging from 6 to 23. The threshold for being considered low risk is a score of 16 or higher (greater than 15). That means patients scoring 16, 17, up to 23 are low risk, while 15 or below indicate increasing risk. So the best answer is the one that specifies scores above 15. The other ranges fall into at least some level of risk and thus do not define low risk.