Pressure ulcer risk assessment in critical care: interrater reliability and validity studies of the Braden and Waterlow scales and subjective ratings in two intensive care units.

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Published in Int J Nurs Stud on December 08, 2009

Authors

Jan Kottner1, Theo Dassen

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Humanities and Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany. jan.kottner@charite.de

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