Two data collectors scored pressure ulcers similarly using the Braden Scale for pressure ulcer assessment. This finding indicates what?
a. Interrater reliability between the two data collectors was high.
b. Interrater reliability between the two data collectors was low.
c. The data collection method was inappropriate for the investigation.
d. Interrater reliability cannot be established without the two data collectors examining each pressure ulcer together at the same time.
ANS: A
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A Interrater reliability is the consistency of observations between two or more observers.
B Agreement of 54 of 56 scores would indicate a high level of interrater reliability.
C The data collection method was appropriate for pressure ulcer risk assessment.
D The risk assessments did not have to be done by both evaluators at the same time.
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