Description

Goal:To provide an overview of how supportive nursing intervention incorporating monitoring, goal setting, and reinforcement can improve blood pressure control in a chronic hemodialysis population.

Objectives:

1. Review the statistical data of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality as they relate to the individual undergoing hemodialysis.
2. Determine nursing interventions that can improve blood pressure control in a chronic hemodialysis population.
3. Describe how the use of self-efficacy, self-regulation, and self-care can assist in the management of hypertension.

Acknowledgements:The author would like to acknowledge her dissertation committee: Dr. Nancy Artinian, Dr. Hossein Yarandi, Dr. Rosalind Peters, and Dr. Toni Abbey and Omron.

Statement of Disclosure:The authors reported no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this continuing nursing education activity.