Systematic orientation of outpatients with arterial hypertension

Abstract

This study was made in an outpatient treatment unit, with two groups of the patients with arterial hypertension and the objective was to identify the orientations about medications, diet, physical activity, smoke and drink alcoholic and to verify the reaction of the clients to systematic orientation by nurses. The results obtained had been presented in the tables distributed in the absolute and relative frequencies and analysed forward to the objectives of the study.