Abstract

A nurse-led quality improvement project was designed to improve the clinical performance of hypertension management with a focus on self-management support for adult patients at a primary care clinic in rural North Carolina. Greater than 80% of the patients set self-management goals for risk reduction of cardiovascular disease.

Author Details

Jean Ann Davison, DNP, School of Nursing and School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Sigma Membership

Alpha Alpha

Lead Author Affiliation

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Hypertension Self-Managment, Primary care - blood pressure, Quality Improvement for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction

Conference Name

28th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Dublin, Ireland

Conference Year

2017

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Starting the conversation on hypertension self-management in primary care to improve cardiovascular outcomes

Dublin, Ireland

A nurse-led quality improvement project was designed to improve the clinical performance of hypertension management with a focus on self-management support for adult patients at a primary care clinic in rural North Carolina. Greater than 80% of the patients set self-management goals for risk reduction of cardiovascular disease.