Blood pressure documentation in the emergency department

Autor: Ana Carolina Queiroz Godoy Daniel, Juliana Pereira Machado, Eugenia Velludo Veiga
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
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Zdroj: Einstein (São Paulo), Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 29-33
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2317-6385
1679-4508
37382535
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-45082017ao3737
Popis: 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
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