NR 506 NP Week 3 Quality Healthcare Policy and leadership.

Quality Healthcare: Controlling Hypertension Amber Holliday Bryant Chamberlain University College of Nursing NR506NP: Healthcare Policy and Leadership Dr. Michelle Keating-Sibel March 22, 2020 This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :43:18 GMT -05:00 2 Quality Healthcare: Controlling Hypertension Hypertension is known as the silent killer and often goes undetected. With the potential risk of causing kidney damage, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or cerebrovascular accident, having an elevated blood pressure should not be taken lightly. Given the significance of managing adequate blood pressure levels, it is no surprise that the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) included controlling high blood pressure into the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) under the effectiveness of care category (National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2020). By examining patient interventions for controlling high blood pressure and evaluating methods family nurse practitioners (FNP) can use to measure outcomes, one can begin to understand how these primary care interventions result in improved patient outcomes and cost savings for the practice, as well as result in improved patient ratings. Patient Interventions and Measuring Outcomes Patients play an important role in their health and must be conscientious of actions that can affect their overall wellbeing. Patient interventions are essential to improve the patient’s condition and are a necessary part of care. Hypertension affects one billion adults worldwide and 30% of adults in the United States (Liyanage-Don, Fung, Phillips, & Kronish, 2019). With such a staggering number of individuals affected by hypertension, patients must also do their part to improve their health. When a patient is working to control high blood pressure, patient interventions will be crucial to their success. Three patient interventions that would have a positive effect on controlling elevated blood pressure include home monitoring of the blood pressure and keeping a log, eating a heart-healthy diet, and increasing physical activity levels with exercise.