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Wednesday, 19 July 2006
This presentation is part of : Nursing Management of Hypertension: A Best Practice Guideline
Evaluation: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Kirsten A. Woodend, RN, MSc, PhD, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ann Alsaffar, RN, Nursing, Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Janice Bissonnette, RN, ACNP, PhD(s), Renal Transplant Program, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Cindy M. Bolton, RN, BNSc, MBA, Southeastern Ontario Stroke Strategy, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada, Cheryl A. Christopher-Mayer, RN, BScN, MScN, CNS, Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada, Hazelynn Kinney, RN, BScN, MN, South East Toronto Regional Stroke Network, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, Willi Kirenko, RN(EC), MN, PHCNP, Emergency Services, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Chatham, ON, Canada, Heather McConnell, RN, BScN, MA(Ed), Nursing Best Practice Guidelines Program, Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO), Toronto, ON, Canada, and Tazim Virani, MScN, Health, Policy, Management, Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

The purpose of this evaluation was to determine whether implementation of the RNAO BPG on Nurse Management of Hypertension would 1) improve nurse management of hypertension and 2) what facilitators and barriers exist to implementing this guideline in primary health care settings.  This evaluation will use a mixed methods approach to meeting the research objectives.  A randomized control trial is underway to assess the impact of using the guidelines on both nursing practices and patients outcomes.  At the completion of the intervention period February 2006) interviews will be held with a selected sample of participating nurses in the intervention group to explore: the factors influencing implementation of the guidelines; the perceived value and utility of the guidelines and of the training workshop/online training package; the process involved in implementing these guidelines. The result of this evaluation will be discussed during this session.

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