Table 5.

Pressure ulcer prevention strategies selected for high‐risk patients by experienced injury prevention and usual‐care nurses

Prevention strategies	Assessor 1		Assessor 2		Usual care		κ *
	High risk N = 99		High risk N = 111		High risk N = 57
Air mattress	72	72·7%	69	62·2%	20	35·1%	0.33
Chair cushion	69	69·7%	34	30·6%	0	0·0%	0.01
Repositioning	96	97·0%	110	99·1%	56	98·2%	−0.01
Continence aids	55	55·6%	60	54·05%	39	69·4%	0.93
Heel wedge	64	64·6%	57	51·4%	11	19·3%	0.15
Ear protectors	30	30·3%	37	33·3%	2	3·5%	0.03
Total prevention strategies prescribed	429		417		146

^* κ value for the agreement in strategy selection between the usual‐care nurses and Assessor 1.