College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa 50311-4505, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2013 Jun 12;77(5):98. doi: 10.5688/ajpe77598.
To compare student accuracy in measuring normal and high blood pressures using a simulator arm.
In this prospective, single-blind, study involving third-year pharmacy students, simulator arms were programmed with prespecified normal and high blood pressures. Students measured preset normal and high diastolic and systolic blood pressure using a crossover design.
One hundred sixteen students completed both blood pressure measurements. There was a significant difference between the accuracy of high systolic blood pressure (HSBP) measurement and normal systolic blood pressure (NSBP) measurement (mean HSBP difference 8.4 ± 10.9 mmHg vs NSBP 3.6 ± 6.4 mmHg; p<0.001). However, there was no difference between the accuracy of high diastolic blood pressure (HDBP) measurement and normal diastolic blood pressure (NDBP) measurement (mean HDBP difference 6.8 ± 9.6 mmHg vs. mean NDBP difference 4.6 ± 4.5 mmHg; p=0.089).
Pharmacy students may need additional instruction and experience with taking high blood pressure measurements to ensure they are able to accurately assess this important vital sign.
比较学生使用模拟器手臂测量正常血压和高血压的准确性。
在这项涉及三年级药学学生的前瞻性、单盲研究中，模拟器手臂被编程为预设正常和高血压。学生使用交叉设计测量预设的正常和高舒张压和收缩压。
116 名学生完成了两次血压测量。高收缩压（HSBP）测量和正常收缩压（NSBP）测量的准确性存在显著差异（HSBP 平均差值 8.4 ± 10.9 mmHg 与 NSBP 差值 3.6 ± 6.4 mmHg；p<0.001）。然而，高舒张压（HDBP）测量和正常舒张压（NDBP）测量的准确性之间没有差异（HDBP 平均差值 6.8 ± 9.6 mmHg 与 NDBP 差值 4.6 ± 4.5 mmHg；p=0.089）。
药学学生可能需要额外的指导和经验，以确保他们能够准确评估这一重要的生命体征。
