Norton Scale + PUSH Tool
Norton pressure-sore risk scale (Norton 1962; five items 1-4, <= 14 at risk) alongside the PUSH wound-healing tool (NPIAP 2005; length x width band 0-10, exudate 0-3, tissue type 0-4, total 0-17).
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Norton: physical condition
- 3
- Norton: mental condition
- 4
- Norton: activity
- 2
- Norton: mobility
- 2
- Norton: incontinence
- 3
- PUSH: length x width band
- 6
- PUSH: exudate amount
- 2
- PUSH: tissue type
- 3
Result: Norton 14 of 20 (at risk; <=14 at risk per Norton 1962); PUSH 11 of 17 per NPIAP 2005.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- Norton >=19
- Low pressure-injury risk.
- Norton 15-18
- Medium risk.
- Norton <=14
- At risk per Norton 1962.
- PUSH 0-17
- Lower total = better healing per NPIAP 2005; trend over time is the metric.
What you enter
- Norton: physical condition (1-4)
- Norton: mental condition (1-4)
- Norton: activity (1-4)
- Norton: mobility (1-4)
- Norton: incontinence (1-4)
- PUSH: length x width band (0-10)
- PUSH: exudate amount (0-3)
- PUSH: tissue type (0-4)
How this is calculated
Norton D, McLaren R, Exton-Smith AN. An Investigation of Geriatric Nursing Problems in Hospital. Churchill Livingstone, 1962. PUSH Tool 3.0: NPIAP/NPUAP 2005 (Ratliff CR, Rodeheaver GT).
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.