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May 27, 2002International Journal of Nursing Practice

Nurses’ knowledge of error in blood pressure measurement technique

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Why the study?

What is the level of knowledge regarding standardized blood pressure measurement techniques among clinical nurses?

Population

78 clinical nurses at a metropolitan teaching hospital in Australia

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

RARobin S ArmstrongGreenslopes Private Hospital

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Implication

May compromise BP accuracy in practice; leaves open whether training improves nurse performance.

Structured PICO

What is the level of knowledge regarding standardized blood pressure measurement techniques among clinical nurses?

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Population
78 clinical nurses at a metropolitan teaching hospital in Australia
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Intervention
Questionnaire assessing knowledge of blood pressure measurement technique
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Outcome
Knowledge of blood pressure measurement technique (including identifying systolic/diastolic BP, interpreting auscultatory gap, assessing equipment, cuff size, arm position, inflation pressure, and deflation rate)

Clinical nurses demonstrated inadequate knowledge of standardized blood pressure measurement techniques, highlighting a need for updated training to prevent measurement errors.

Cite This Study

Robin S Armstrong (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a09e0a316dfdfe7ed346e78https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-172x.2002.00348.x
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