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.
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
Recommended Citation
Davison, Jean Ann, "Starting the conversation on hypertension self-management in primary care to improve cardiovascular outcomes" (2017). INRC (Congress). 149.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2017/posters_2017/149
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
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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.