Category: Hypertension

Hypertension: Patient and Staff Education Broad Instructional Goals Patient Education Hypertension or high blood pressure is a widespread disease that, without careful observation of the patient, can result in serious complications or even fatal outcomes. According to Wilkins et al. (2010), 22.6% of Canadian adults have hypertension, and 20% have prehypertension (p. 42). In order…

Hypertension: Diagnostics, Management, Education Table of Contents Introduction Diagnostics Management Plan Patient Education Follow-Up and Referral References Introduction Based on the subjective and objective data presented in the case, it is possible to assume C.D. has hypertension (HT). It is one of the most widespread chronic disorders among adults: it affects nearly 1 billion people…

Risk of Arterial Hypertension in Workers Employed at Coal-Mining Enterprises The target population is likely to be exposed to a multitude of threats that jeopardize its health and quality of life. First and foremost, the target population consists of miners: their professional field implies certain occupational risks and the possibility of developing numerous adverse conditions.…

The Capstone Project: The Issue of Hypertension Presentation of Approved Intervention to the Patient, Family, or Group Hypertension was the health problem that I handled for the Capstone project. In this project, I interacted with Mrs. S.J., a 71-year-old-female hypertensive female, and her family. Wenger et al. (2018) showed that hypertension kills 1 in 5…

Hypertension Prevention, Treatment, and Education Table of Contents Topic Identification and Rationale Learner Identification Educational Setting Learner Assessment Theoretical Basis for Teaching Approaches References Topic Identification and Rationale There is hardly a person who has never heard of someone complaining about high blood pressure. A periodic or continuous high blood pressure, also known as hypertension,…

Beating Hypertension in the Race to Healthy People 2030: A Caste Study For older adults, hypertension remains one of the main causes of many adverse cardiovascular outcomes such as stroke and death. The burden of this chronic disease is feared to escalate given the worlds aging population. Accordingly, the present study focuses on T, an…

Uncontrolled Hypertension: Evidence-Based Project Table of Contents Definition Epidemiology Clinical Presentation Complications Diagnosis Conclusion with PICOT Question References Many people live with hypertension today and cannot control its signs and development because of different reasons. Hypertension is defined as a public health problem that many people around the whole world experience (Villarreal, Nielsen, & Samudio,…

Hypertension: Main Elements and Treatment Methodology Table of Contents Introduction Definition Epidemiology Clinical Presentation Complications Diagnosis Conclusion with PICOT Question References Introduction The issue of hypertension is rather important within the framework of nursing practice because the patients will hypertension represents one of the most vulnerable populations (Dasgupta et al., 2014). Therefore, there is a…

Myocardial Infarction, Obesity and Hypertension Differential Diagnoses The most probable differential diagnoses for this visit are hypertension, subendocardial ischemia, and ischemic stroke. Primary Diagnosis Myocardial infarction of unspecified site, ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I21.3 (ICD-10-CM Codes, n.d.). Laboratory/Diagnostic Tests Necessary tests ECG (applicable for all differential diagnoses): is aimed to measure electrical activity of the heart…

Hypertension and Intervention Practices Table of Contents Introduction Behavioral Interventions Pharmacological Interventions Promotion of Self-Management Limitations Conclusion References Introduction Hypertension is one of the most common conditions that family health practitioners assess routinely in individuals of all ages and elderly patients, in particular. The prevalence of the given disease substantially increases with age. At the…