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Nurse Education Regarding Hypertension And Use Of A Follow-Up Call Protocol In Primary Care, Edwin Omar Rivera-Figueroa
Nurse Education Regarding Hypertension And Use Of A Follow-Up Call Protocol In Primary Care, Edwin Omar Rivera-Figueroa
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractMany patients whose primary or secondary chronic condition is hypertension present to their first follow-up appointment in a primary care facility in the north of Puerto Rico with uncontrolled high blood pressure. Nurses’ knowledge of hypertension is vital to addressing a gap in practice for this patient population and patient quality of life and the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The practice-focused question guiding this project focused on a nurse educational session for increasing hypertension management knowledge as well as a follow-up phone call protocol that aimed to improve patient care. The theoretical framework guiding this project was Pender’s health promotion …
Nurse Education Regarding Hypertension And Use Of A Follow-Up Call Protocol In Primary Care, Edwin Omar Rivera-Figueroa
Nurse Education Regarding Hypertension And Use Of A Follow-Up Call Protocol In Primary Care, Edwin Omar Rivera-Figueroa
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractMany patients whose primary or secondary chronic condition is hypertension present to their first follow-up appointment in a primary care facility in the north of Puerto Rico with uncontrolled high blood pressure. Nurses’ knowledge of hypertension is vital to addressing a gap in practice for this patient population and patient quality of life and the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The practice-focused question guiding this project focused on a nurse educational session for increasing hypertension management knowledge as well as a follow-up phone call protocol that aimed to improve patient care. The theoretical framework guiding this project was Pender’s health promotion …
Teach-Back Program To Improve The Quality Of Patient Medication Education, Dawn Africa
Teach-Back Program To Improve The Quality Of Patient Medication Education, Dawn Africa
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractInstitutions are invested in improving healthcare providers’ ability to enhance the quality of patient teaching. The teach-back method provides tools and strategies for promoting patient-focused learning and has the potential to increase nurses’ conviction and confidence in teaching patients about their medications. Nurses are not routinely taught how to teach patients, and they usually lack confidence in teaching about medications. This project was developed using the Donabedian model of structure, process, and outcomes. Studies and journal articles were searched through a variety of libraries and online sources, including the internet, using various teach-back and patient literacy combinations of search terms, …