Date of Conferral

3-27-2026

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Mark Wells

Abstract

This is an educational intervention project targeted was developed to fill a knowledge gap in the treatment of hypertension in a rural primary care clinic. The project focused on enhancing staff education for Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring (RBPM) to enhance the desired patient outcomes regarding continuous monitoring and early interventional actions. The practice problem focuses on the lack of effective methods in managing hypertension that can facilitate the identification of hypertensive crisis and in rural areas. This project's primary research question is: "How can staff education on RBPM enhance knowledge and skills about hypertension management in rural clinics?" The project aimed to educate the staff and provide adequate knowledge and skills, allowing for the routine use of RBPM in practice to improve patient outcomes. Staff training effectiveness was assessed through pre-and post-tests to check the level of knowledge gained using descriptive statistics. The participants’ scores obtained from the post-test survey indicate a marked improvement in staff knowledge, with post-test scores averaging 95.3%, a stark rise from the pre-training score of 48.7%, supporting the effectiveness of the staff educational intervention. The study's important findings are on the positive effect on the staff competency towards using RBPM, useful suggestions that refresher courses should be conducted periodically, and the possibility of applying the RBPM in other chronic diseases. The project's impact is significant for nursing practice in improving mechanisms to reduce health disparities through telehealth technology, enhancing access to health facilities, and promoting positive social change among marginalized communities.

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