Objective to evaluate the effect of an educational program on blood pressure recording
for nursing professionals in relation to theoretical knowledge and the
quality of these records.Method quasi-experimental study conducted in a hospital service located in the city
of São Paulo. The theoretical knowledge of 101 professionals was measured
using a validated questionnaire before and after the educational
intervention; the quality of blood pressure records was evaluated using a
validated form which was applied to 354 records in the pre-intervention
period and 288 in the post-intervention period. The educational program was
based on active teaching-learning methodologies and consisted of two
strategies: expository/dialogue class and a board game. The Wilcoxon,
Mann-Whitney, Fisher and Chi-Square tests were used for comparisons,
adopting a level of significance of α=0.05.Results the median of the professionals’ scores increased from 19 to 22 points in
the post-intervention period (p<0.001). There was an improvement in the
quality of the blood pressure recordings regarding the variables: cuff size
(p<0.001), arm used in the procedure (p<0.001) and patient position
(p<0.001).Conclusion the educational program showed positive results in the promotion of
knowledge among nursing professionals and in the improvement of the quality
of blood pressure recording.