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IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION 1
Hypertension (HT) plays a significant role in the burden of heart diseases, disability,
stroke, premature mortality, and kidney failure. Hypertension is a critically modifiable risk
factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and untimely death globally. Evidence-based
appropriate healthcare. The most preferred approach focuses on helping nurses working in
diverse practice settings on how to manage hypertension. Hypertension is among the leading
causes of high mortality rates in the United States, and it affects nearly one in every three
citizens. The disease is prevalent in adults and endemic in the old adults' population and has
hypertension can be diagnosed cheaply through a simple test, the disease is, in most cases,
required to understand the underlying causes of the condition. Fluck (2015) notes that
hypertension is attributable to secondary causes like adrenal and renal diseases. The majority
of people with hypertension, however, do not have a clear identification of its purpose,
increased blood pressure like; increased salt intake, insulin resistance, obesity, sympathetic
nervous system, and renin-angiotensin (Iseki, 2015). Other factors that have been evaluated
include endothelial dysfunction, genetics, low birth weight, neurovascular abnormalities, and
intrauterine nutrition.
To come up with a process that will accommodate all people in improving the health
of the patient, a carefully coordinated process that combines the effort of the nurse, the
patient and family members or guardian to the patient lays a foundation for a workable
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approach. The initial step to establishing a population-based policy and system change
approach to enhance prevention and control measures for high blood pressure can be set
using high-priority areas where the nurses can focus on their effort to improve on
hypertension reduction and control (Iseki, 2015). The approach which is based on controlling
hypertension on a societal level would be set on the principals of testing, accountability, and
overhaul of systems that have not been counterproductive (Pistja & Themeli, 2018). The
approach should focus on improving the quality of care administered to the people with
hypertension and strengthening leadership in the Centre of Disease Control to focus on the
Patient-experience improvements
hypertension should be paralleled with the global cardiovascular risk management strategy.
Patient-experience improvement starts with the realization that the power of blood pleasure is
a critical component in the antiatherosclerotic strategy for hypertension cases (Pistja &
Themeli, 2018). Another aspect that must be considered when dealing with hypertension
includes; lifestyle modification, i.e. (a) practical strategies for reducing high blood pressure,
consideration of acetylsalicylic acids and statins and a corresponding measure for, (b)
(ACE) inhibitors for patients who have the atherosclerotic disease, and (d) Angiotensin II
Receptor Blockers (ARB) or ACE inhibitors for diabetic patients of patients with kidney
disease (Pistja & Themeli, 2018). High blood pressure can be easily treated or easily
controlled through lifestyle modifications. The patients need to realize that lifestyle change is
both important to control of blood pressure and in the management of many atherosclerotic
risk factors.
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The involvement of community-based devices in many public locations like in the errands
stores and pharmacies can help the people in the community to keep track of their blood
pressure. Process improvements in the quality, safety, or cost can be enhanced by making
available the devices for self-measurement of blood pressure since there are no specified
designed to measure the levels of blood pressure for public use (Pistja & Themeli, 2018).
especially those with other ailments like diabetes and kidney diseases, to evaluate their health
and know when and how to consult their caregivers. The provision of such devices is
regulation of blood pressure to achieve the optimal values to moderate the risk of getting a
Some important lifestyle factors to consider include, diet, alcohol consumption, smoking,
stress, and weight because they impact of cardiovascular health and blood pressure.
According to Islam (2017), assessment and modification of these risk factors play a
chosen and established the intervention lower the blood pressure to levels equivalent to a
modification, one needs a team-based approach is required to influence and reinforce the
objectives and ensure adherence. Arguably, the nurses have a unique opportunity to assist
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patients in examining lifestyle; recognize risks and potential areas for adjustment. Nurses also
devise a focused, individualized plan and facilitate regulation of blood pressure to desired
rates.
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