High Blood Pressure: Developing an Implementation Plan
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Consider the population in which the solution is intended, the staff that will participate, and the key contributors that must provide approval and/or support for your project to be implemented. These stakeholders are considered your audience.
Develop an implementation plan (1,500-2,000 words) using the "Topic 3: Checklist" resource. The elements that should be included in your plan are listed below:
Method of obtaining necessary approval(s) and securing support from your organization's leadership and fellow staff.
Description of current problem, issue, or deficit requiring a change. Hint: If you are proposing a change in current policy, process, or procedure(s) when delivering patient care, describe first the current policy, process, or procedure as a baseline for comparison.
Detailed explanation of proposed solution (new policy, process, procedure, or education to address the problem/deficit).
Rationale for selecting proposed solution.
Evidence from your Review of Literature in Topic 2 to support your proposed solution and reason for change.
Description of implementation logistics (When and how will the change be integrated into the current organizational structure, culture, and workflow? Who will be responsible for initiating the change, educating staff, and overseeing the implementation process?)
Resources required for implementation: staff; educational materials (pamphlets, handouts, posters, and PowerPoint presentations); assessment tools (questionnaires, surveys, pre- and post-tests to assess knowledge of participants at baseline and after intervention); technology (technology or software needs); funds (cost of educating staff, printing or producing educational materials, gathering and analyzing data before, during, and following implementation), and staff to initiate, oversee, and evaluate change.
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Please note this topic will be to develop an implementation a plan on the current topic of “hypertension” of which you have been writing and will continue to be on hypertension for week four and five of my upcoming order. Thank you
High Blood Pressure: Developing an Implementation Plan
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Evidence from studies published by authors such as Annesi (2012) and Venkataraman et al., (2013) reveals that hypertension is not only a problem to countries in epidemiologic and socioeconomic transition but also reveals that smoking and alcohol consumption is a risk factor for hypertension. For instance, Venkataraman et al., (2013) cites that more than seven million deaths result from hypertension. Similarly, Annesi (2012) reveals that hypertension is a problem to transitioning countries because the prevalence rate for Canada, Australia, England, and America was 37 percent in 2000. The same prevalence is forecasted to reach 47 percent by the year 2025. It is critical that the prevalence rate for hypertension is higher among people aged forty-five years and above Venkataraman et al., (2013). Razvodovsky (2013), who mentions that hypertension is responsible for thirteen percent of the global deaths, further aggravates the gravity of the problem caused by hypertension.
According to Son (2011), there is a close relationship between hypertension and alcohol consumption. As evidence, heavy alcohol consumption increases the risk of hypertension while reducing alcohol consumption among heavy drinkers lowers the diastolic and systolic blood pressure (Son, 2011). It is also notable that the relationship between alcohol consumption and high blood pressure is unclear. As evidence some studies suggests that low to moderate alcohol consumption has an insignificant effect on blood pressure while others suggest that low to moderate consumption of alcohol reduces blood pressure (Skliros eta l., 2009). Further, other studies reveal that the effect of alcohol consumption on hypertension varies with age, while others argue that alcohol consumption increases the risk of hypertension regardless of age (Son, 2011). Therefore, it is important to investigate the effect of alcohol on blood pressure while controlling for age.
There is no doubt that smoking is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases because the healthcare profession holds a similar opinion. However, tobacco smoking is a well-documented risk factor for cardiovascular diseases but its effect on hypertension is still paradoxical (Thuy et al., 2009). As evidence, the author cites that smoking is associated with arterial stiffness and chronic low-grade inflammation, which are directly associated with high blood pressure. Additionally, experiments on human subjects have shown that smoking is known to increase blood pressure. However, different studies indicate that the smoking cessation lowers norepinephrine concentration and blood pressure among smokers (Thuy et al., 2009). The author proceeds to assert that some studies established that smoking has a negative relationship with high blood pressure. It is evident that both smoking tobacco and alcohol consumption could be risk factors for hypertension. However, the statement should be investigated because different studies have different results.
The ethical values for conducting research require that researchers seek approval from relevant bodies in their professions. It follows that this study will seek approval from the (institution), which will analyze the possible effects of the study on the study participants. As a result, the study will only be conducted if the (institution) approves of the methodology used to conduct the research. The study participants who will be recruited will also be guided on their responsibilities during their entire period of the study. It follows that they will be required to sign forms of consent before being allowed to participate in the study. Further approval will be sought from the (hospital) where most of the data collection will take place. It is notable that the study has no known risk to the study participants because data will be collected based on their daily activities. Simply put, the study participants will not be asked to drink or smoke more than their usual levels.
Based on evidence from previous studies, it is difficult to decide whether alcohol consumption is a risk factor for hypertension. Nonetheless, Skliros et al., (2009) reveals that the relationship between alcohol consumption may not be as result of long-term structural alterations, but could be a result of physiological, neural, or hormonal changes. It is because clinical trials indicate that the association between high blood pressure and alcohol consumption is causal and occurs in few weeks or even less than a week. However, Skliros et al., (2009) established that diastolic and systolic blood pressure increases with alcohol consumption. It is also notable that light to moderate alcohol consumption decreases the risk of hypertension while heavy drinking increases the risk of suffering from high blood pressure (Son, 2011). Such outcomes have not only been obtained by Son (2011) and Skliros et al., (2009) but also earlier studies.
It is critical however, that the study by Son (2011) also reveals that light to moderate alcohol consumption, which is defined as taking four or less than four bottles of alcohol every week has a protective effect on the prevalence of hypertension. The author further asserts that heavy drinking, which is defined as taking nineteen or more than nineteen bottles of alcohol increases the risk of suffering from high blood pressure. On the contrary, consumption of three or less than three bottles of alcohol every week seemed to result in an ...