This study is part of the data analysis of the Integrated Project named Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence in the Clientele examined at Rio de Janeiro's Municipal School Hospital. The referred study is descriptive, exploratory and quantitative. Objectives: To estimate the frequency of arterial hypertension in a female clientele assisted in the ambulatory of the School Hospital; to elaborate the risk profile for cardiovascular disease of the referred clientele, and to develop an intervention plan based on the clientele's profile. A questionnaire was applied in 102 patients. It was found that 64,71% were hypertensive; 89,39% of whom used some kind of medication against Hypertension. From the patients above, 68,18% mentioned absence of regular exercise practices, 54,55% considered themselves stressed out and 72,73% had a family history of cardiovascular disease. The care to the hypertense clientele aims at the control of life standard patterns, blood pressure monitoring, risk factors investigations, and counseling of medication and its effects.
Nursing; Women's health; Cardiovascular diseases