Blood pressure documentation in the emergency department
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the frequency of blood pressure documentation performed by nursing professionals in an emergency department. Methods This is a cross-sectional, observational, descriptive, and analytical study, which included medical records of adult patients admitted to the observa...
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the frequency of blood pressure documentation performed by nursing professionals in an emergency department. Methods This is a cross-sectional, observational, descriptive, and analytical study, which included medical records of adult patients admitted to the observation ward of an emergency department, between March and May 2014. Data were obtained through a collection instrument divided into three parts: patient identification, triage data, and blood pressure documentation. For statistical analysis, Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used, with a significance level of α<0.05. Results One hundred fifty-seven records and 430 blood pressure measurements were analyzed with an average of three measurements per patient. Of these measures, 46.5% were abnormal. The mean time from admission to documentation of the first blood pressure measurement was 2.5 minutes, with 42 minutes between subsequent measures. There is no correlation between the systolic blood pressure values and the mean time interval between blood pressure documentations: 0.173 (p=0.031). Conclusion The present study found no correlation between frequency of blood pressure documentation and blood pressure values. The frequency of blood pressure documentation increased according to the severity of the patient and decreased during the length of stay in the emergency department. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c76b6fb1ae84b61a37382535c2aec0f2022-12-21T20:36:36ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)2317-6385151293310.1590/s1679-45082017ao3737S1679-45082017000100029Blood pressure documentation in the emergency departmentAna Carolina Queiroz Godoy DanielJuliana Pereira MachadoEugenia Velludo VeigaABSTRACT Objective To analyze the frequency of blood pressure documentation performed by nursing professionals in an emergency department. Methods This is a cross-sectional, observational, descriptive, and analytical study, which included medical records of adult patients admitted to the observation ward of an emergency department, between March and May 2014. Data were obtained through a collection instrument divided into three parts: patient identification, triage data, and blood pressure documentation. For statistical analysis, Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used, with a significance level of α<0.05. Results One hundred fifty-seven records and 430 blood pressure measurements were analyzed with an average of three measurements per patient. Of these measures, 46.5% were abnormal. The mean time from admission to documentation of the first blood pressure measurement was 2.5 minutes, with 42 minutes between subsequent measures. There is no correlation between the systolic blood pressure values and the mean time interval between blood pressure documentations: 0.173 (p=0.031). Conclusion The present study found no correlation between frequency of blood pressure documentation and blood pressure values. The frequency of blood pressure documentation increased according to the severity of the patient and decreased during the length of stay in the emergency department.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082017000100029&lng=en&tlng=enRegistros de enfermagemDeterminação da pressão arterialMonitorização fisiológicaServiço hospitalar de emergência |
| spellingShingle | Ana Carolina Queiroz Godoy Daniel Juliana Pereira Machado Eugenia Velludo Veiga Blood pressure documentation in the emergency department Einstein (São Paulo) Registros de enfermagem Determinação da pressão arterial Monitorização fisiológica Serviço hospitalar de emergência |
| title | Blood pressure documentation in the emergency department |
| title_full | Blood pressure documentation in the emergency department |
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| title_short | Blood pressure documentation in the emergency department |
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| topic | Registros de enfermagem Determinação da pressão arterial Monitorização fisiológica Serviço hospitalar de emergência |
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