| Code | Display | Definition |
| braden-sensory-1 |
Completely limited |
Braden sensory perception: unresponsive to painful stimuli, or limited ability to feel pain over most of the body. |
| braden-sensory-2 |
Very limited |
Braden sensory perception: responds only to painful stimuli, or a sensory impairment over half the body. |
| braden-sensory-3 |
Slightly limited |
Braden sensory perception: responds to verbal commands but cannot always communicate discomfort. |
| braden-sensory-4 |
No impairment |
Braden sensory perception: responds to verbal commands, no sensory deficit. |
| braden-moisture-1 |
Constantly moist |
Braden moisture: skin kept moist almost constantly by perspiration or urine. |
| braden-moisture-2 |
Often moist |
Braden moisture: skin often but not always moist; linen changed at least once a shift. |
| braden-moisture-3 |
Occasionally moist |
Braden moisture: skin occasionally moist, requiring an extra linen change about once a day. |
| braden-moisture-4 |
Rarely moist |
Braden moisture: skin usually dry; linen changed at routine intervals. |
| braden-activity-1 |
Bedfast |
Braden activity: confined to bed. |
| braden-activity-2 |
Chairfast |
Braden activity: ability to walk severely limited or non-existent; cannot bear own weight. |
| braden-activity-3 |
Walks occasionally |
Braden activity: walks short distances during the day, with or without assistance. |
| braden-activity-4 |
Walks frequently |
Braden activity: walks outside the room at least twice a day and inside it every two hours while awake. |
| braden-mobility-1 |
Completely immobile |
Braden mobility: makes no change in body or extremity position without assistance. |
| braden-mobility-2 |
Very limited |
Braden mobility: makes occasional slight changes in position but cannot make frequent or significant changes independently. |
| braden-mobility-3 |
Slightly limited |
Braden mobility: makes frequent though slight changes in position independently. |
| braden-mobility-4 |
No limitation |
Braden mobility: makes major and frequent changes in position without assistance. |
| braden-nutrition-1 |
Very poor |
Braden nutrition: never eats a complete meal, or is nil by mouth or on clear fluids for more than five days. |
| braden-nutrition-2 |
Probably inadequate |
Braden nutrition: rarely eats a complete meal; generally eats about half of what is offered. |
| braden-nutrition-3 |
Adequate |
Braden nutrition: eats over half of most meals, or is fed by tube or parenterally to meet most needs. |
| braden-nutrition-4 |
Excellent |
Braden nutrition: eats most of every meal and never refuses one. |
| braden-friction-1 |
Problem |
Braden friction and shear: requires moderate to maximum assistance to move; slides against sheets and cannot lift clear of them. |
| braden-friction-2 |
Potential problem |
Braden friction and shear: moves feebly or requires minimum assistance; skin probably slides against sheets to some extent. |
| braden-friction-3 |
No apparent problem |
Braden friction and shear: moves independently in bed and chair, with enough muscle strength to lift clear of the sheets. |
| falls-history-0 |
No fall in the last 12 months |
Falls risk history: no fall recorded in the last twelve months. |
| falls-history-25 |
Fall in the last 12 months |
Falls risk history: at least one fall recorded in the last twelve months. |
| falls-diagnoses-0 |
One active diagnosis or none |
Falls risk: no more than one active diagnosis on the problem list. |
| falls-diagnoses-15 |
More than one active diagnosis |
Falls risk: more than one active diagnosis on the problem list. |
| falls-aid-0 |
No walking aid, or bedrest |
Falls risk walking aid: none needed, on bedrest, or assisted by a nurse. |
| falls-aid-15 |
Crutch, stick or walker |
Falls risk walking aid: mobilises with a crutch, stick or walking frame. |
| falls-aid-30 |
Holds onto furniture |
Falls risk walking aid: mobilises by holding onto furniture. |
| falls-iv-0 |
No intravenous access |
Falls risk: no cannula, line or heparin lock in place. |
| falls-iv-20 |
Intravenous access in place |
Falls risk: a cannula, line or heparin lock is in place. |
| falls-gait-0 |
Normal gait, or bedrest |
Falls risk gait: normal gait, or immobile. |
| falls-gait-10 |
Weak gait |
Falls risk gait: short steps, possibly shuffling, seeks support from furniture but not leaning on it. |
| falls-gait-20 |
Impaired gait |
Falls risk gait: short steps with difficulty rising, head down, grasps furniture for support. |
| falls-mental-0 |
Oriented to own ability |
Falls risk awareness: the patient's account of what they can manage matches what the nursing team observes. |
| falls-mental-15 |
Overestimates or forgets limits |
Falls risk awareness: the patient overestimates what they can manage, or forgets their limits. |
| must-bmi-0 |
BMI 20 or over |
MUST body mass index step: 20 kg/m2 or above. |
| must-bmi-1 |
BMI 18.5 to 20 |
MUST body mass index step: 18.5 to 20 kg/m2. |
| must-bmi-2 |
BMI under 18.5 |
MUST body mass index step: below 18.5 kg/m2. |
| must-loss-0 |
Weight loss under 5% |
MUST weight loss step: unplanned loss of less than 5% of body weight in the last three to six months. |
| must-loss-1 |
Weight loss 5 to 10% |
MUST weight loss step: unplanned loss of 5 to 10% of body weight in the last three to six months. |
| must-loss-2 |
Weight loss over 10% |
MUST weight loss step: unplanned loss of more than 10% of body weight in the last three to six months. |
| must-acute-0 |
Eating normally |
MUST acute disease effect step: the patient is eating, or a break in intake of five days or more is not expected. |
| must-acute-2 |
No nutritional intake for 5 days or more |
MUST acute disease effect step: acutely ill with no nutritional intake for five days or more, or none expected for that long. |
| gcs-eye-1 |
No eye opening |
GCS eye opening: none. |
| gcs-eye-2 |
Eye opening to pressure |
GCS eye opening: to pressure. |
| gcs-eye-3 |
Eye opening to sound |
GCS eye opening: to sound. |
| gcs-eye-4 |
Spontaneous eye opening |
GCS eye opening: spontaneous. |
| gcs-verbal-1 |
No verbal response |
GCS verbal response: none. |
| gcs-verbal-2 |
Sounds |
GCS verbal response: sounds only, no recognisable words. |
| gcs-verbal-3 |
Words |
GCS verbal response: recognisable words, not conversation. |
| gcs-verbal-4 |
Confused |
GCS verbal response: converses but is disoriented. |
| gcs-verbal-5 |
Oriented |
GCS verbal response: oriented conversation. |
| gcs-motor-1 |
No motor response |
GCS motor response: none. |
| gcs-motor-2 |
Extension |
GCS motor response: extension to pain. |
| gcs-motor-3 |
Abnormal flexion |
GCS motor response: abnormal flexion to pain. |
| gcs-motor-4 |
Normal flexion |
GCS motor response: normal flexion, withdraws from pain. |
| gcs-motor-5 |
Localising |
GCS motor response: localises to pain. |
| gcs-motor-6 |
Obeys commands |
GCS motor response: obeys commands. |