TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving hypertension control and cardiovascular health
T2 - An urgent call to action for nursing
AU - Hannan, Judith A.
AU - Commodore-Mensah, Yvonne
AU - Tokieda, Natsuko
AU - Smith, Alison P.
AU - Gawlik, Kate Sustersic
AU - Murakami, Linda
AU - Cooper, Jennifer
AU - Koob, Susan
AU - Wright, Kathy D.
AU - Cassarino, Doreen
AU - Arslanian-Engoren, Cynthia
AU - Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Sigma Theta Tau International. This article has been contributed to by US Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Background: Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and affects nearly one in two adults in the United States when defined as a blood pressure of at least 130/80 mm Hg or on antihypertensive medication (Virani et al., 2021, Circulation, 143, e254). Long-standing disparities in hypertension awareness, treatment, and control among racial and ethnic populations exist in the United States. High-quality evidence exists for how to prevent and control hypertension and for the role nurses can play in this effort. In response to the 2020 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Control Hypertension, nursing leaders from 11 national organizations identified the critical roles and actions of nursing in improving hypertension control and cardiovascular health, focusing on evidence-based nursing interventions and available resources. Aims: To develop a unified “Call to Action for Nurses” to improve control of hypertension and cardiovascular health and provide information and resources to execute this call. Methods: This paper outlines roles that registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, schools of nursing, professional nursing organizations, quality improvement nurses, and nursing researchers can play to control hypertension and prevent CVD in the United States. It describes evidence-based interventions to improve cardiovascular health and outlines actions to bring hypertension and CVD to the forefront as a national priority for nursing. Linking Evidence to Action: Evidence-based interventions exist for nurses to lead efforts to prevent and control hypertension, thus preventing much CVD. Nurses can take actions in their communities, their healthcare setting, and their organization to translate these interventions into real-world practice settings.
AB - Background: Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and affects nearly one in two adults in the United States when defined as a blood pressure of at least 130/80 mm Hg or on antihypertensive medication (Virani et al., 2021, Circulation, 143, e254). Long-standing disparities in hypertension awareness, treatment, and control among racial and ethnic populations exist in the United States. High-quality evidence exists for how to prevent and control hypertension and for the role nurses can play in this effort. In response to the 2020 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Control Hypertension, nursing leaders from 11 national organizations identified the critical roles and actions of nursing in improving hypertension control and cardiovascular health, focusing on evidence-based nursing interventions and available resources. Aims: To develop a unified “Call to Action for Nurses” to improve control of hypertension and cardiovascular health and provide information and resources to execute this call. Methods: This paper outlines roles that registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, schools of nursing, professional nursing organizations, quality improvement nurses, and nursing researchers can play to control hypertension and prevent CVD in the United States. It describes evidence-based interventions to improve cardiovascular health and outlines actions to bring hypertension and CVD to the forefront as a national priority for nursing. Linking Evidence to Action: Evidence-based interventions exist for nurses to lead efforts to prevent and control hypertension, thus preventing much CVD. Nurses can take actions in their communities, their healthcare setting, and their organization to translate these interventions into real-world practice settings.
KW - blood pressure
KW - blood pressure measurement
KW - cardiovascular disease
KW - cardiovascular health
KW - community interventions
KW - health equity
KW - healthcare disparities
KW - hypertension
KW - lifestyle coaching
KW - nurses
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U2 - 10.1111/wvn.12560
DO - 10.1111/wvn.12560
M3 - Article
C2 - 35137506
AN - SCOPUS:85124530153
SN - 1545-102X
VL - 19
SP - 6
EP - 15
JO - Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
JF - Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
IS - 1
ER -