Collins Melissa, Cummings Adam, Skaggs Casie, Weller Robyn, Cronin Sherill Nones
Education and Development, Baptist Health Louisville, 4000 Kresge Way, Louisville, KY 40207, USA.
Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2013 Sep-Oct;32(5):262-5. doi: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e3182a07716.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the differences between automated and manual blood pressure results in patients with atrial fibrillation. Data collection took place on 3 telemetry units at a 519-bed community hospital. Findings indicate that there are statistically significant differences between automated and manual blood pressures in this patient population; however, the results are not clinically significant.