Pressure risk assessment: This component of the tool was the ‘Silver Chain Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment (PURA) Tool’,which is composed of The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk and a Silver Chain Nursing Association Carer Support Score. This score was added to the Braden Scale by Silver Chain and is used in their pressure risk management program and referred to in their research arising. Permission was sought from both organizations to use this tool during
and after the pilot study.