2016 Volume 39 Issue 1 Pages 1_61-1_70
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the themes of basic nursing education in order to develop educational programs on blood pressure measurement in undergraduate education.
Methods: We collected data by conducting group interviews with four novice nurses and analyzed them qualitatively and inductively.
Results: There were following seven themes: the understanding of biological functions on blood pressure, the understanding of the purposes of vital signs measurement, the understanding of basic principles of the methods of blood pressure measurement, the support based on scientific judgments on blood pressure measurement, involvement taking care of the feelings of patients who receive blood pressure measurement, and the understanding of the meaning of touching patients during blood pressure measurement, the understanding of principles and characteristics of electronic sphygmomanometer.
Conclusion: It was shown the utility of reflection and the necessity of new educational methods in which students learn knowledge and techniques of blood pressure measurement not only in the first and second years of college but also before the start of clinical practice for third-year and fourth-year students and immediately before graduation, suggesting the possibility of contributing to the development of an educational program.
