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Neonatal Skin Risk Assessment Scale (NSRAS), an instrument to assess neonates at risk for skin breakdown, based on the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk in adults. <br /></p><p>(Sources: Huffines, B. & Logsdon, M. C. (1997). The Neonatal Skin Risk Assessment Scale for predicting skin breakdown in neonates. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 20(2), 103-114. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9423386; National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP). (2005). White Paper: Pressure Ulcers in Neonates and Children, 2nd Draft. Retrieved from http://www.npuap.org/documents/WhitePaperPediatricDraft2.pdf)<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Note: the NSRAS has a small sample size (n=32).<br /></p><p>Note: the NSRAS scale assigns higher scores to high-risk patients, unlike the Braden and Braden Q, which assign lower scores to high-risk patients.<br /></p>