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Primary care nurses and district nursing teams play a major role in the management of hypertension based on current British Hypertension Society guidelines.
Highlights the role of practice and district nurses in managing hypertension according to British Hypertension Society guidelines.
Supports nurse-led hypertension management per guidelines; leaves open need for outcome trials before practice change.
Hypertension is a prevalent chronic illness that is implicated in many cardiovascular diseases. Practice nurses and the district nursing team have a major role to play in its management. In this article, current British Hypertension Society guidelines are presented and discussed with regards to their evidence base. Implications for nursing practice are highlighted.
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E.U. Khan (2005) studied this question. Primary care nurses and district nursing teams play a major role in the management of hypertension based on current British Hypertension Society guidelines.
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