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Nursing and Hypertensive patients in a multiprofessional approach: report of experience

The Arterial Hypertension League (LHA), has enable the team to carry out a multiprofessional approach by highly prizing the actions of the medical team, comprised of: doctors, nurses, nutritionists, physical education teachers and psychologists. In this working structure, nursing represents an important supporting pillar, as it participates in 50% of the actions. The nurse's work consist of attending the patients in preconsultation, consultation and pos-consultation procedures; talking part in the team meetings with the patients (The Hypertension Club); drawing up and carrying out research projects and coordinating the team's efforts. The participation of the nursing staff in the work done by the health team has a afforded a greater efficiency to the work, and at same time, it is a great training field for students.

Nurses; blood pressure; hypertension


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