Avaliaçäo de técnicas da medida da pressäo arterial pelos profissionais de saúde / Assessment of the techniques of blood pressure measurement by health professionals
Arq. bras. cardiol
;
80(1): 83-93, jan. 2003. tab
Article
in Portuguese, English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-329082
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess blood pressure measurement by health professionals of a public hospital in Säo Paulo State.METHODS:
Semi-structured interviews and direct observation were performed with a verification list according to the criteria reported by Perloff et al. One hundred and five health professionals took part in the study. After measuring blood pressure, the level of concordance between the way the procedure was performed and the recommended one was assessed.RESULTS:
Nurses and nurse's aides abided by 40 percent of the recommended procedures for adequate blood pressure measurement. The other categories of health professionals (nursing and medicine teachers, physicians, residents, and nursing students) abided by approximately 70 percent.CONCLUSION:
Permanent educational activities aiming at standardizing blood pressure measurement should be implemented among the different categories of health professionals
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Main subject:
Blood Pressure Determination
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Clinical Competence
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Health Personnel
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade de Säo Paulo/BR
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