Measuring blood pressure accurately in an ambulatory cardiology clinic setting: do patient position and timing really matter?

Melly Turner; Suzanne M Burns; Cherie Chaney; Mark Conaway; Margaret Dame; Cherie Parks; Sandra Staggers; Melissa Stell; Melynda Zarzyski

Measuring blood pressure accurately in an ambulatory cardiology clinic setting: do patient position and timing really matter?

Medsurg Nurs. 2008 Apr;17(2):93-8.

Authors

Melly Turner¹, Suzanne M Burns, Cherie Chaney, Mark Conaway, Margaret Dame, Cherie Parks, Sandra Staggers, Melissa Stell, Melynda Zarzyski

Affiliation

¹ Heart & Vascular Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

PMID: 18517168

Abstract

The American Heart Association (AH) guidelines for assuring accuracy in blood pressure measurement stress the importance of timing and positioning. Investigators in an ambulatory cardiology setting studied the relationship and their findings supported the recommendations. The AHA recommendations are reviewed along with results of a study in an ambulatory cardiology setting.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Validation Study

MeSH terms

Academic Medical Centers
Ambulatory Care / methods*
Ambulatory Care / standards
Bias
Blood Pressure Determination / methods*
Blood Pressure Determination / nursing
Blood Pressure Determination / standards
Clinical Nursing Research
Diastole
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Guideline Adherence
Humans
Hypertension / diagnosis
Interior Design and Furnishings
Male
Mid-Atlantic Region
Nursing Assessment
Nursing Evaluation Research
Posture*
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Systole
Time Factors