Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) is the main risk factor for cerebrovascular problems and ischemic heart disease. This is a descriptive, interventionist study. The scenario of this investigation was the municipality of Aldeias Altas-MA. 205 patients with Systemic Arterial Hypertension participated in the research, having as inclusion criteria, being registered and being accompanied by the Family Health Teams. Initially, a meeting was held with the nursing professionals working in Primary Health Care to present the project. The results revealed that, of the 205 hypertensive participants in the research, they were in the age group varying between 35 and 96 years, the majority (66%) being male. As for education, the highest percentages are of people who cannot read or write (62%) and who live with a partner (o) and children (46%), 40% had a normal body mass index. In the classification of Systemic Blood Pressure, a high number (37%) of patients with Stage 2 hypertension was obtained. As for the treatment (57%) only uses the medication, (71%) use only a types of drugs, ranging from one to four daily doses, and having a treatment time ranging from 1 to 8 years or more. (54%) do not use Artigo Original