What is the Braden Scale?

The Braden Scale is a clinical risk assessment tool used by nurses to identify patients at risk of developing pressure injuries by evaluating six factors including sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition and friction or shear.

What Braden score indicates high risk?

A Braden Scale score of 12 or lower indicates high risk for pressure injury and requires immediate prevention interventions.

Is the Braden Scale calculator free?

Yes. The NurseTools Braden Scale calculator is completely free to use and runs entirely in the browser with no login and no patient data stored.

Braden Scale — Pressure Injury Risk Assessment

🛏 This is what you get — a complete Braden assessment in under 60 seconds

Live risk score, prevention recommendations and a print-ready ward record. Free. No login. No data stored.

EXAMPLE OUTPUT

BRADEN SCALE — PRESSURE INJURY RISK ASSESSMENT

Patient:Dorothy Nguyen · Age 81 · Ward 2A Aged Care · Bed 3

Assessed by:RN Paul Chen · 13/03/2026 07:00

BRADEN SUBSCALE SCORES

Sensory Perception:2Very Limited

Moisture:2Very Moist

Activity:2Chairfast

Mobility:2Very Limited

Nutrition:2Probably Inadequate

Friction & Shear:1Problem

🟡 TOTAL BRADEN SCORE: 11 / 23 — HIGH RISK — Implement full pressure injury prevention protocol immediately.

Notes:Frequent incontinence. Limited repositioning ability. Dietitian referral made. Air mattress in situ. 2-hourly turns documented.

Assessing a patient now? Fill the form below — your Braden score generates live as you assess each factor.

PATIENT DETAILS

Patient Name

Age

Ward / Bed

Date / Time

Assessing Nurse

BRADEN SUBSCALE SCORING

Subscale	Assessment	Score
1. Sensory Perception Ability to respond to pressure-related discomfort		—
2. Moisture Degree to which skin is exposed to moisture		—
3. Activity Degree of physical activity		—
4. Mobility Ability to change and control body position		—
5. Nutrition Usual food intake pattern		—
6. Friction & Shear Maximum score is 3 for this subscale		—

TOTAL BRADEN SCORE (out of 23)

— / 23

Score all 6 subscales

Clinical Notes / Prevention Actions (optional)

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Clinical Note: Lower Braden scores indicate higher risk. A score of 18 or below warrants prevention interventions. Initiate measures per your facility's pressure injury prevention protocol. This tool stores no patient data. All information exists only in your browser.

Braden Scale — Pressure Injury Risk Assessment

🛏 This is what you get — a complete Braden assessment in under 60 seconds

HOW IT WORKS

PATIENT DETAILS

BRADEN SUBSCALE SCORING

LIVE PREVIEW — YOUR BRADEN ASSESSMENT