TY - JOUR
T1 - Blood pressure measurement education and evaluation program improves measurement accuracy in community-based nurses
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Dickson, Brandy K.
AU - Hajjar, Ihab
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - Purpose: Pilot study was developed to determine if a blood pressure measurement training program would improve guideline knowledge and technique in community-based nurses (n = 6). Methods: American Heart Association guidelines were used to develop the Blood Pressure Measurement Education and Evaluation Program (BEEP). Data on guideline knowledge, device quality, measurement, technique, terminal digit bias, range of error, and attitude of change were collected prior and after BEEP. Conclusions: BEEP development was feasible and acceptable. The device score was 100%. Knowledge improved but not. statistically significant (p = 0.64), as did terminal digit bias. Technique prior to BEEP was poor (T= 15) but improved significantly after BEEP (T = 26 on a scale of 32, p = 0.0006). Range of error decreased but was only significant in the diastolic pressure (p = 0.02). Implications for practice: BEEP is feasible. Baseline blood pressure measurement technique is poor in community-based nurses. Our study suggests that this poor technique can benefit from an educational program and result in improved blood pressure measurement accuracy.
AB - Purpose: Pilot study was developed to determine if a blood pressure measurement training program would improve guideline knowledge and technique in community-based nurses (n = 6). Methods: American Heart Association guidelines were used to develop the Blood Pressure Measurement Education and Evaluation Program (BEEP). Data on guideline knowledge, device quality, measurement, technique, terminal digit bias, range of error, and attitude of change were collected prior and after BEEP. Conclusions: BEEP development was feasible and acceptable. The device score was 100%. Knowledge improved but not. statistically significant (p = 0.64), as did terminal digit bias. Technique prior to BEEP was poor (T= 15) but improved significantly after BEEP (T = 26 on a scale of 32, p = 0.0006). Range of error decreased but was only significant in the diastolic pressure (p = 0.02). Implications for practice: BEEP is feasible. Baseline blood pressure measurement technique is poor in community-based nurses. Our study suggests that this poor technique can benefit from an educational program and result in improved blood pressure measurement accuracy.
KW - AHA guidelines for blood pressure
KW - Blood pressure measurement
KW - Blood pressure technique
KW - Education intervention
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00199.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00199.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 17300535
AN - SCOPUS:33847337356
SN - 1041-2972
VL - 19
SP - 93
EP - 102
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
IS - 2
ER -