Blood pressure measurement education and evaluation program improves measurement accuracy in community-based nurses: A pilot study

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-102

  Dickson, Brandy K ^a   Hajjar, Ihab ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AHA guidelines for blood pressure; Blood pressure measurement; Blood pressure technique; Education intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 33847337356     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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