Key result
Many nurses frequently misunderstand and incorrectly perform routine blood pressure measurements.
Why the study?
Many nurses did not understand or perform blood pressure measurement correctly despite it being a common clinical procedure.
Design
Other study design
Authors
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BP measurement errors may affect decisions; leaves open whether education interventions improve accuracy.
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Gillespie et al. (1998) studied this question. Blood pressure measurement is frequently misunderstood and performed incorrectly by many nurses despite being a common clinical procedure.
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