TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving Access to Care for Pediatric Patients With Hypertension
AU - Gregory, Lauren
AU - Doucette, Julianne
AU - Duffy, Laura
AU - Manion, Amy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - Elevated blood pressure, Stage 1 hypertension, and Stage 2 hypertension in childhood and adolescence correlate with hypertension in adulthood. Ambulatory blood pressure monitors are a valuable tool for diagnosing hypertension. This project developed an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)-managed specialty pediatric hypertension clinic to increase access to blood pressure monitor device screening and thus improve care. The number of monitors increased from 7 to 28, and the turnaround time from send out/placement to receipt of the monitor decreased from an average of 22 to 5 days. APRN-managed specialty clinics are a proven method to improve pediatric patient care.
AB - Elevated blood pressure, Stage 1 hypertension, and Stage 2 hypertension in childhood and adolescence correlate with hypertension in adulthood. Ambulatory blood pressure monitors are a valuable tool for diagnosing hypertension. This project developed an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)-managed specialty pediatric hypertension clinic to increase access to blood pressure monitor device screening and thus improve care. The number of monitors increased from 7 to 28, and the turnaround time from send out/placement to receipt of the monitor decreased from an average of 22 to 5 days. APRN-managed specialty clinics are a proven method to improve pediatric patient care.
KW - access to care
KW - ambulatory blood pressure monitors
KW - pediatric hypertension
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097753757&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.11.013
DO - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.11.013
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097753757
SN - 1555-4155
VL - 17
SP - 283
EP - 288
JO - Journal for Nurse Practitioners
JF - Journal for Nurse Practitioners
IS - 3
ER -