Improving blood pressure control in hypertensive hemodialysis patients/Amélioration de la maîtrise de la tension artérielle chez les patients hémodialysés hypertendus

By Zorica Kauric-Klein, MSN, APRN, and Nancy Artinian, PhD, RN

Learning objectives

After reading the article, the reader will be able to:

1. Understand the prevalence, pathophysiology and consequences of hypertension in the hemodialysis population.

2. Discuss possible reasons for uncontrolled blood pressure in the hemodialysis population.

3. Discuss how a nonpharmacologic intervention such as home BP monitoring can help control blood pressure in dialysis patients.

Abstract

Hypertension is very prevalent among patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis. The purpose of this randomized controlled study was to determine if home blood pressure …