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ANNALES ACADEMIAE MEDICAE STETINENSIS ROCZNIKI POMORSKIEJ AKADEMII MEDYCZNEJ W SZCZECINIE

2009, 55,1, 111-117

HANNA GRABOWSKA, KRZYSZTOF NARKIEWICZ', WŁADYSŁAW GRABOWSKI, MICHAŁ GRZEGORCZYK, ALEKSANDRA GAWORSKA-KRZEMIŃSKA, DARIUSZ ŚWIETLIK¹

WIEDZA LICENCJATÓW PIELĘGNIARSTWA NA TEMAT KLASYFIKACJI WARTOŚCI CIŚNIENIA TĘTNICZEGO KRWI ORAZ NASTĘPSTW NADCIŚNIENIA TĘTNICZEGO

WHAT NURSES WITH A BACHELOR OF NURSING DEGREE KNOW ABOUT THE CLASSIFICATION OF ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE AND SEQUELLAE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

Pracownia Umiejętności Pielęgniarskich Katedry Pielęgniarstwa Gdańskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego ul. Do Studzienki 38,80-227 Gdańsk Kierownik: dr n. med. Aleksandra Gaworska-Krzemińska

¹ Zakład Nadciśnienia Tętniczego Katedry Nadciśnienia Tętniczego i Diabetologii Gdańskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego ul. Dębinki 7.80-211 Gdańsk Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Krzysztof Narkiewicz

Summary

Introduclion: Arterial hypertension is among the most important risk factors of atherosclerosis and associated car-diovascular pathology with a prevalence ratę estimated at 20-30% of the adult population. Nowadays, it is recom-mended to perform an individual assessment of cardio-vascular risk in a patient and to determine the threshold value for arterial hypertension, even though blood pressure classification values according to the European Society of Hypertension and the European Society of Cardiology (ESH/ ESC), as well as the Polish Society of Hypertension (PTNT) have remained unchanged.

Aim of study was to determine what nurses with a Bach-elor of Nursing degree know about the prevalence and classification of arterial blood pressure, as well as seąuellae of arterial hypertension.

Materials and methods: This study was done in 116 ąualified nurses (112 females, 4 males; age 21-50; senior-ity 0-29 years). The research period was from June 2007 to January 2008. The research tool was a ąuestionnaire devised by the authors.

Results: We found that half (on the average) of those ąuestioned have an up-to-date knowledge regarding classification of blood pressure and prevalence of arterial hypertension but just one out of three respondents (on the average) was able to describe its seąuellae. Rclatively less known among nurses with a Bachelor of Nursing degree were aspects of “white coat hypertension”.

Statistically significant differences regarding correct answers were noted depending on seniority (p = 0.002), place of work p < 0.001), or position (p < 0.001). There were no differences depending on age, place of residence, marital status, or form of postgraduate education of nurses w ith a Bachelor of Nursing degree.

Conclusion: It is necessary to improre knowledge among students of nursing (BN degree) about current classification of blood pressure, as well as prevalence of arterial hypertension and its seąuellae.

Key words: arterial blood pressure - arterial hypertension - bachelors of nursing.

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Wydziałowe Studium Informatyki Medycznej i Biostalystyki Gdańskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego ul. Dębinki 1,80-211 Gdańsk Kierownik: dr n. med. Dariusz Świetlik