Highlights
- •Hypertension and community-acquired pneumonia increase cardiovascular risks.
- •Multiple factors affect the inpatient management of hypertension in older adults.
- •Guidelines do not exist for inpatient management of hypertension for older adults.
- •Intensified vs nonintensified treatment does not offer additional risk reduction.
Abstract
Management of hypertension in older adults who are hospitalized is challenging. Many
older adults have multiple comorbidities, with hypertension being common. Nurse practitioners
are vital in managing hypertension in older adults who are hospitalized with community-acquired
pneumonia. The differences in national guidelines for hypertension management and
the lack of guidelines for inpatient hypertension management make it difficult to
choose the best blood pressure goal for these vulnerable patients. This report addresses
the management of hypertension in older adults hospitalized with community-acquired
pneumonia.
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Biography
Jennifer M. Tam, BSN, RN, CCRN, who can be reached at [email protected], and Kelsey M. McHugh, BSN, RN, CCRN, are both RNs at the Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, and are third-year DNP students in the Acute Care Adult Gerontology track at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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Published online: February 02, 2023
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In compliance with standard ethical guidelines, the authors report no relationships with business or industry that may pose a conflict of interest.
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