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Hypertension Education To Enhance Health Literacy, Kylee Westrip
Hypertension Education To Enhance Health Literacy, Kylee Westrip
Student Scholarly Projects
Practice Problem: The health of patients suffers greatly when their health literacy is not addressed through evidence-based education material.
PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was, in adult patients with hypertension (P), how does evidence-based education material (I) compared to the current state of verbal instructions provided (C) affect health literacy rates based on the high blood pressure health literacy scale (O) within 12-weeks (T)?
Evidence: The literature evidence revealed three strong themes, which included information on who is most at risk for low health literacy levels, education delivery methods, and specific education to be used.
Intervention: …
Back To Basics: Improving The Quality Of Blood Pressure Measurement, Heather Sailor
Back To Basics: Improving The Quality Of Blood Pressure Measurement, Heather Sailor
Student Scholarly Projects
Practice Problem: Hypertension is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Blood pressure measurement (BPM) is at the forefront of diagnosing and treating hypertension, however, it is often measured inaccurately.
PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was: In outpatient adult patients (P), what is the effect of implementing a standardized blood pressure measurement protocol (I) versus standard measurement (C), on the quality of blood pressure measurement (O) within 8 weeks (T)?
Evidence: Implementation of a blood pressure measurement protocol has been shown to improve the quality of blood pressure measurement.
Intervention: A blood pressure measurement protocol …