Date of Award

8-2022

Document Type

Dissertation - Campus Access Only

Degree Name

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Degree Discipline

Nursing

Abstract

Hypertension (HTN) is a leading cause of death in the United States. Many hypertensive patient subgroups, including African Americans, experience disparities in care. Evidence-based practice has sought to identify these disparities, increase provider awareness of inequalities, and improve overall care. This quality improvement (QI) project asks if an HTN educational session will enhance adherence to the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC) 8 guidelines by providers treating hypertensive patients, including African-American patients. This QI project measures and evaluates provider adherence to the JNC 8 Hypertension Algorithm, which promotes the management, self-care, and improved outcomes for hypertensive patients. The Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice to Promote Quality Care was used as the theoretical framework to guide the project formulation. The data collection tool used assisted in evaluating that provider adherence did improve with the use of an educational session of the JNC 8 algorithm.

Committee Chair/Advisor

Sharisse Hebert

Committee Member

Vivian Dawkins

Committee Member

Jerrel Moore

Committee Member

Isaac Smith

Publisher

Prairie View A&M University

Rights

© 2021 Prairie View A & M University

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Date of Digitization

11/25/2024

Contributing Institution

John B Coleman Library

City of Publication

Prairie View

MIME Type

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