Nurse titration clinics to achieve rapid control of blood pressure

Assesses the effectiveness of a new hypertension clinic established at Waitemata District Health Board (DHB) in Aug 2010 using clinical nurse specialist appointments for drug titration. Aims to show that the new clinic model was at least equivalent to the previous clinic model in terms of timely ach...

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Published inNew Zealand medical journal Vol. 125; no. 1355; pp. 31 - 40
Main Authors Taylor, Dominic, Van der Merwe, Veronica, Van der Merwe, Walter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMAG) 25.05.2012
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Algorithms
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Blood Pressure - drug effects
Blood Pressure Determination
Clinics
Comorbidity
Drug dosages
Evaluation
Family physicians
Female
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertension - nursing
Male
Middle Aged
New Zealand
Nurse Clinicians
Nurse practitioners
Primary care
Prospective Studies
Referral and Consultation
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment
Treatment Outcome
New Zealand
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Summary:Assesses the effectiveness of a new hypertension clinic established at Waitemata District Health Board (DHB) in Aug 2010 using clinical nurse specialist appointments for drug titration. Aims to show that the new clinic model was at least equivalent to the previous clinic model in terms of timely achievement of blood pressure targets, and more efficient in terms of physician time. Compares number of clinic visits required to achieve target blood pressure with the two models and assesses patients' satisfaction with the new model. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Bibliography:Includes illustrations, references, tables
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ISSN:0028-8446
1175-8716
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