Guiding Hypertensive Adult Patients : A Literature Review of Evidence- Based Nursing
Afolabi, Joshua; Guo, Haochuan (2014)
Afolabi, Joshua
Guo, Haochuan
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2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014122120608
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Abstract of Thesis
LAPLAND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Health Care And Social Services
Degree Programme in Nursing
Bachelor’s Thesis________________________________________
Authors Guo Haochuan And Joshua Afolabi Year 2014
Advisors Mirja Anttila And Seppo Kilpiäinen
Title Guiding Hypertensive Adult Patients
Pages 47pages________________________________________
This thesis dealt with the guidance of hypertensive adult patients at home and as well as in the hospital. The main aim of this study is to improve the knowledge of nursing students as they prepare to become registered nurses so that they will have useful information and more so to be acquainted with the challenges in guiding hypertensive adult patients. This study tried to answer the question: What are the forms of adequate guidance for hypertensive adult patients? This thesis was based on qualitative research method and the authors chose systematic literature review for the collection of data. Collected data were further analyzed by the content analysis method.
Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure. An individual is said to have high blood pressure when the systolic blood pressure value rises above 140mmHg and the diastolic blood pressure value rises above 90mmHg. It is believed that one in every four adults has high blood pressure and many are not even aware that they have the disease. However, in clinical practice the right classification of individual patient will help in making decisions, guidance and initiating therapy.
In conclusion, the forms of adequate guidance obtained from this study are hence, the involvement of a nurse led clinic, health education, telenursing, encouragement of self-monitoring, promotion of adherence to medication and ensuring follow-ups. It was ad-vised that for a form of guidance to be effective and produce the desired goal of treatment, it must be used in combination with another form of guidance.
Keywords: hypertension, guidance, adult patients, nurse led clinic, telenursing, health education, self-monitoring.
LAPLAND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Health Care And Social Services
Degree Programme in Nursing
Bachelor’s Thesis________________________________________
Authors Guo Haochuan And Joshua Afolabi Year 2014
Advisors Mirja Anttila And Seppo Kilpiäinen
Title Guiding Hypertensive Adult Patients
Pages 47pages________________________________________
This thesis dealt with the guidance of hypertensive adult patients at home and as well as in the hospital. The main aim of this study is to improve the knowledge of nursing students as they prepare to become registered nurses so that they will have useful information and more so to be acquainted with the challenges in guiding hypertensive adult patients. This study tried to answer the question: What are the forms of adequate guidance for hypertensive adult patients? This thesis was based on qualitative research method and the authors chose systematic literature review for the collection of data. Collected data were further analyzed by the content analysis method.
Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure. An individual is said to have high blood pressure when the systolic blood pressure value rises above 140mmHg and the diastolic blood pressure value rises above 90mmHg. It is believed that one in every four adults has high blood pressure and many are not even aware that they have the disease. However, in clinical practice the right classification of individual patient will help in making decisions, guidance and initiating therapy.
In conclusion, the forms of adequate guidance obtained from this study are hence, the involvement of a nurse led clinic, health education, telenursing, encouragement of self-monitoring, promotion of adherence to medication and ensuring follow-ups. It was ad-vised that for a form of guidance to be effective and produce the desired goal of treatment, it must be used in combination with another form of guidance.
Keywords: hypertension, guidance, adult patients, nurse led clinic, telenursing, health education, self-monitoring.