Discussion

Less people will be diagnosed with HBP each year if more is done to educate and prevent them.

A patient's ability to advocate for themselves via questioning, identification, and maintenance of treatment is greatly enhanced by educational opportunities.

Numerous obstacles exist in the areas of education, economics, and health care for African Americans.

Blindness, renal failure, and peripheral vascular disease are all more common among African Americans who also have HBP.

Trust between the RN and the patient may be developed by efforts at communication.

Don't presume the patient is close to necessary resources.

human translators to help communicate across languages.

Distribute educational publications in the native tongue.

Some African Americans may accept HBP as inevitable.

Boulware, L., Ephraim, P. L., Hill-Briggs, F., Roter, D. L., Bone, L. R., Wolff, J. L., ... & Cooper, L. A. (2020). Hypertension self-management in socially disadvantaged African Americans: the Achieving Blood Pressure Control Together (ACT) randomized comparative effectiveness trial. Journal of general internal medicine, 35(1), 142-152.

Promoting Hypertension Education in the African Americans Community

Health Issue

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Name: Javier Hernandez Tamayo

Course: Transcultural Nursing

Cultural Community

African-American community.

African American patients all across the world are disproportionately affected by hypertension.

Cultural sensitivity is the foundation of effective HBP prevention education.

Diagnosing, preventing, and managing HBP all need educational and preventive efforts.

Clinical Impact

Longer, more complicated hospital stays burden healthcare systems.

Effects on the economy when caregivers take time off from work.

Self-management deficits have been connected to subpar blood pressure management.