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July l Nursing2021 l 47 DAVID ORCEA/SHUTTERSTOCK HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS routinely assess and manage BP across patient populations and healthcare settings. 1 Elevated BP can lead to complications such as myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, and renal disease. Hypertension often goes unnoticed until a patient experiences a major medical crisis. Healthcare professionals can help patients with hypertension with patient education and interventions to prevent future complications. 2 Reliable BP monitoring is essential for managing hypertension. This article discusses the literature related to accuracy and precision in BP measurements and explores current practices in clinical settings. Background Accurate and precise BP measurements are crucial to clinical decisionmaking and interventions to prevent complications of hypertension. As such, interobserver variability, or variability in these measurements