Inadequacies of Sphygmomanometers Used in Emergency Care Services in a Large Capital City in Brazil

Maia, Kleisson Antonio Pontes; Malachias, Marcus Vinícius Bolivar; Paiva, Isabela Viana de; Mariano, Rafael da Mota; Paiva, Rodrigo Viana de

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“…The cuff should correspond to 80% of the length and 40% of the width of the AC, in a length/width ratio of 2:1 2 . Cuffs of varying sizes are required to meet a range of arm circumferences; however, health professionals have been using a standard size for BP measurement, sometimes as an inadequate choice and sometimes due to unavailability of other cuffs or lack of standardization of measures by manufacturers 29 .…”

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Efeito de um programa educativo no conhecimento e na qualidade dos registros da pressão arterial

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Machado

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Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective to evaluate the effect of an educational program on blood pressure recording for nursing professionals in relation to theoretical knowledge and the quality of these records.Method quasi-experimental study conducted in a hospital service located in the city of São Paulo. The theoretical knowledge of 101 professionals was measured using a validated questionnaire before and after the educational intervention; the quality of blood pressure records was evaluated using a validated form which was applied to 354 records in the pre-intervention period and 288 in the post-intervention period. The educational program was based on active teaching-learning methodologies and consisted of two strategies: expository/dialogue class and a board game. The Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, Fisher and Chi-Square tests were used for comparisons, adopting a level of significance of α=0.05.Results the median of the professionals’ scores increased from 19 to 22 points in the post-intervention period (p<0.001). There was an improvement in the quality of the blood pressure recordings regarding the variables: cuff size (p<0.001), arm used in the procedure (p<0.001) and patient position (p<0.001).Conclusion the educational program showed positive results in the promotion of knowledge among nursing professionals and in the improvement of the quality of blood pressure recording.

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Efeito de um programa educativo no conhecimento e na qualidade dos registros da pressão arterial

Daniel

Veiga

Machado

et al. 2019

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Inadequacies of Sphygmomanometers Used in Emergency Care Services in a Large Capital City in Brazil

Abstract: Background: Hypertension is the main risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Technical quality of sphygmomanometers is a prerequisite for the correct measurement of arterial pressure.

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Efeito de um programa educativo no conhecimento e na qualidade dos registros da pressão arterial

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