Melly Turner

Publications (3)0 Total impact

• Article: Measuring blood pressure accurately in an ambulatory cardiology clinic setting: do patient position and timing really matter?

  Melly Turner, Suzanne M Burns, Cherie Chaney, Mark Conaway, Margaret Dame, Cherie Parks, Sandra Staggers, Melissa Stell, Melynda Zarzyski
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  ABSTRACT: The American Heart Association (AH) guidelines for assuring accuracy in blood pressure measurement stress the importance of timing and positioning. Investigators in an ambulatory cardiology setting studied the relationship and their findings supported the recommendations. The AHA recommendations are reviewed along with results of a study in an ambulatory cardiology setting.
  Medsurg nursing: official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses 05/2008; 17(2):93-8.
• Article: Educational needs: what female patients want from their cardiovascular health care providers.

  Cherie Parks, Melly Turner, Mary Lou Perry, Rachel Lyons, Cherie Chaney, Elizabeth Hooper, Mark R Conaway, Suzanne M Burns
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  ABSTRACT: This descriptive convenience study used a card sort technique to determine the self-identified cardiovascular health care needs of 81 female patients as compared to those identified as most important by their health care providers.
  Medsurg nursing: official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses 20(1):21-8.
• Article: Weight management practices among heart and vascular health care providers in an ambulatory setting.

  Melly Turner, Suzanne M Burns, Laura Knight, Kathryn Ward, Adrienne Garo, Theresa Morris, Elizabeth Hooper, Mark Conaway
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  ABSTRACT: In this study, health care providers' assessment, intervention practices, and perceived barriers to weight management approaches in an ambulatory adult heart and vascular setting are reported. Their knowledge of the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's The Practical Guide: Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults are also described.
  Medsurg nursing: official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses 21(4):222-32.