Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Capstone
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
College Granting Degree
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Deborah D’Avolio
Thesis/Dissertation Co-Chair
Michelle Duhaney
Abstract
In the primary care setting, management of hypertension is the most common reason for office visits (Basile & Bloch, 2020). Uncontrolled hypertension accounts for 76% of persons with hypertension (CDC, 2020). This quality improvement (QI) project was conducted to improve medication adherence through education and self-management support in the management of chronic hypertension in a private family practice site in southeast Florida. The project addressed this by utilizing the Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd Edition (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [AHRQ], 2015a) to frame evidence-based interventions. UpToDate (Basile & Bloch, 2020) was utilized to provide patient education materials on hypertension, patient specific medications and home blood pressure monitoring. The conceptual framework was guided by the Health Literate Care Model (HLCM) (Koh et al., 2013a) systems approach scaffolded with Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory and underpinned with the Theory of Nursing as Caring.
Extent
53 p.
Recommended Citation
Hoyumpa, Rebecca H., "Improving Medication Adherence for Chronic Hypertension through Education and Self-Management Support: A Quality Improvement Project" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 1653.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/1653
Identifier
faudnp000009