The role of nurses in promote health awearness among patients under antihypertensive therapy

This is especially evident by looking at the global statistics of treatment provision to a small percentage of the hypertensive population world wide

These regimes and guidelines have also started to cause conflicts about the cut off points of hypertension readings among the different healthcare professionals themselves , which are causing extreme confusion in creating a clear picture of the (Pater , 2005

The importance of hypertension outcomes in patient health has prompted the medical community to devise methods and ways to combat the increasing prevalence of the condition and the complications that

follow it . Of the many initiatives and contributions , the recent years and researches have now begun to accept and appreciate the dynamic role that nursing is playing towards the improvement of healthcare among the patients . Now nursing researches and trials are considered to be equal and at par with medical researches and their results and inferences is now an important component in the various strategies devised for the provision of health for the patients

Focus has also increased in carrying out screenings and hypertension prevention programs for those persons who belong to the minorities or those who are poor . Also aimed is to include persons who currently may not have health insurances (Ebrahim , 1998

Due to the increasingly complicated problems that can be caused by hypertension , it has become one of the priorities in medical interventions . These interventions have been very ambitious , but still have been able to target a very minute population of the hypertensive patients in managing their condition optimally . The recent introduction of National Service Framework 's standards within the healthcare system is expected to help combat the problem . This system includes among other interventions , follow-up programs and audits , which all aim to improve primary healthcare services regarding hypertension control , prevention and treatment (Let 's Do...