title: Update on high blood pressure: highlights from the 1988 national report.
abstract: This article summarizes the highlights of the 1988 Report of the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. In addition, it examines the implications for practice relative to caring for individuals with elevated blood pressure, including individuals with coexisting medical conditions and those from special populations (e.g., young, elderly, pregnant). This article outlines an insightful approach to the definitive clinical recommendations issued in the report. The ways in which nurse practitioners can facilitate greater patient involvement in drug and non-drug therapy as well as in reducing other cardiovascular risk factors are presented. The article addresses the quality of life aspects relative to implementing the treatment guidelines and their importance in clinical decision-making.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee School of Nursing.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Fontana
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010358:Patient Participation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents