Preparing student nurses to competently measure blood pressure in the real world environment: A comparison between New Zealand and the United Kingdom

Bland, Marian and Ousey, Karen (2012) Preparing student nurses to competently measure blood pressure in the real world environment: A comparison between New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Nurse Education in Practice, 12 (1). pp. 28-35. ISSN 1471-5953

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Abstract

This research sought to evaluate the contribution of simulation to the development of a fundamental nursing skill, blood pressure measurement. Year one nursing students at UCOL, New Zealand (n = 75) and the University of Huddersfield, England (n = 55) completed questionnaires about their confidence/competence levels in blood pressure measurement at the conclusion of the simulation sessions, and again after their first clinical placement. Registered nurses who worked with those students (n = 22 UCOL, n = 21 University of Huddersfield) also completed assessments of the students’ competence with both electronic and manual blood pressure during their placement.

On completion of the simulation sessions 60% of the UCOL students considered themselves competent or confident/competent in blood pressure measurement compared with just 16% of those at the University of Huddersfield. Reports of registered nurse supervision of students undertaking blood pressure measurement on clinical placement varied, but it was clear that students often undertook blood pressure measurement without a registered nurse in attendance to check technique, or the accuracy of their recording.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Schools:	School of Human and Health Sciences School of Human and Health Sciences > Centre for Health and Social Care Research School of Human and Health Sciences > Institute for Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention
Related URLs:	Author
Depositing User:	Cherry Edmunds
Date Deposited:	11 May 2011 12:40
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2016 14:52
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/10375

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