This session discusses the implementation of a nurse-driven blood pressure medication titration clinic to assist patients with hypertension (HTN) to achieve their blood pressure (BP) goal…

In these short rapid-fire presentations, multiple speakers highlight approaches to managing issues related to telehealth in the practice environment…

Background: CDC reports hypertension (HTN) is the leading risk factor for CVD, which is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Ambulatory blood pressure management (ABPM) is a useful diagnostic tool for the management of HTN…

Purpose: The purpose of this initiative is to improve the quality of care for patients with hypertension by enhancing clinical staff knowledge of blood pressure measurement technique, increasing awareness of the quality metric for hypertension, and implementing a standardized protocol for repeat me…

Purpose: This work exams the effect of nurse-driven, antihypertensive medication titration (AMT) standardized procedures (SP) on blood pressure (BP) control in patients with uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) at two ambulatory care health centers in a large, safety-net healthcare system in the United…

The speakers outline how they justified the need to create RN-managed clinics, garnered buy-in from both administration and physicians, and collaborated with many other disciplines to create a comprehensive program that could be run solely by RNs…

Background: According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2022), high blood pressure is a common condition that can have serious health consequences, contributing to nearly 500,000 deaths per year in the United States…

Learning objective: Evaluate the use of a skills-based education program to improve clinical staff (RNs, LPNs, and medical assistants) competence in providing an evidence-based technique for measuring BP and improving BP control in our primary care clinics…

Purpose: Hypertension (HTN) has been identified as the most common medical diagnosis in the US and individuals with social, economic, and cultural factors have higher prevalence and poor control of their ability to self-manage the disease…

Controlling high blood pressure (BP) is important due to its impact on cardiovascular and renal health. A joint policy statement from the American Heart Association and American Medical Association established self-measured BP as a cost-effective way to manage hypertension (HTN)…

Purpose: To examine the effect of a nurse manager-led supportive leadership strategy/intervention focused on nurse quality of care…