Autores
Eugenia Velludo Veiga, Maria Suely Nogueira, Evelin Capellari Cárnio, Sueli Marques, Marco Aurélio S Lavrador, Suzana Alves de Moraes, Luciana AC Souza, Nereida KC Lima, Fernando Nobre
Fecha de publicación
2003
Revista
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
Volumen
80
Páginas
89-93
Editor
Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia-SBC
Descripción
OBJECTIVE:
To assess blood pressure measurement by health professionals of a public hospital in São 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% 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%.
CONCLUSION:
Permanent educational activities aiming at standardizing blood pressure measurement should be implemented among the different categories of health professionals.
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