Hospital blood pressure measurement: Staff and device assessment

Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-98

  Carney, S L ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Sphygmomanometers

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSING STAFF; RELIABILITY; SKILL; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 0033057299     PISSN: 13205455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1762.1999.00308.x     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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2. Grim CM. Blood pressure equipment is not frequently checked for accuracy. Prev. Med. 1978; 7: 79 .