Accuracy of Blood Pressure Measurement in the Family Practice Center

Accuracy of blood pressure measurement in the family practice center.

BACKGROUND Equipment, physiologic, and technique factors can influence the accuracy of blood pressure measurement. The current study was designed to isolate certain technique factors and then assess the accuracy of nursing personnel measurements of blood pressure in three residency family practice centers. METHODS An experienced registered nurse was trained in applying the American Heart Asso...

Nursing students blood pressure measurement accuracy during clinical practice

Background: Blood pressure measurement is a complex skill to master and we sought to determine whether nursing students could measure blood pressure accurately on patients during their first clinical placement. We also examined whether clinical facilitator’s subjective rating of nursing student’s competence and confidence was related to blood pressure measurement. Methods: First year nursing st...

Ambulatory blood pressure measurement in general practice.

u NTlL recently, a~ilbulatory blood pressure measurement was largely tlie preserve of physicians working in specialized centres. ?'lie reasons for this included the fact that the first clevices recorded blood pressure invasively arid were associated wit11 so~tic risk ant1 were tl~ercfore of liniitcd clinical application. l'lie early setiii-automated non-invasive devices of the 1960s had to be f...

Accuracy of indirect blood pressure measurement in the elderly.

Accuracy of Automated Blood Pressure Measurement in Children

There is a general consensus in the European and American guidelines for pediatric hypertension that children from 3 years of age and older who are seen in a medical setting should have their blood pressure (BP) measured. This is because hypertension in children and adolescents has become an emerging public health issue, with increasing prevalence mainly driven by the obesity epidemic in this p...