NonInvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring Kelli Howland Michelle Hiem

Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring Kelli Howland, Michelle Hiem, Courtney Rehm, and Tiffany Neuman

Objectives Understand what the American Association for Critical-Care Nurses is and importance to nursing Identify the Practice Alert on Non-Invasive blood pressure Monitoring Discuss Quality and Safety Improvements

Introduction About the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Background Mission Vision Practice Alerts Levels of Evidence A, B, C, D, E, M

Practice Alert Measure blood pressure (BP) in upper arm Use appropriate cuff size Measure baseline BP bilaterally Position Patient Remain quiet throughout procedure

Practice Alert cont. Level of Evidence for this practice alert • Level B • Level D Audit Tool Supporting Evidence

Quality and Safety cont. Accurate measurement of blood pressure is essential to guide management decisions Inaccurate measurements may lead to over or undertreatment of the patient’s condition Ensure facility has written procedure document for noninvasive BP measurement

Quality and Safety Ensure availability of different cuff sizes Ensure BP devices meet standards Ensure routine training is provided to workers Use the audit tool to monitor compliance

Conclusion

References • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. (2014). Key statements, beliefs and philosophies behind the american association of critical-care nurses. Retrieved from http: //www. aacn. org/wd/publishing/content/pressroom/aacnfactsheet. pcms? menu=publications • Martin, B. (2010). Non-invasive blood pressure monitoring. Retrieved from http: //www. aacn. org/wd/practice/docs/practicealerts/non-invasive-bp-monitoring. pdf? menu=aboutus