OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the implementation of the care program for people with hypertension in Maringá-PR. METHOD: it is an evaluative research of cross-sectional design. Data were collected through structured interviews with 63 nurses between April and June 2013. RESULTS: as missing or insufficient, there were: transportation for outside activities; work equipment; educational materials; training resources; inclusion of the family in the care plan; risk classification of individuals; determination of therapy from the risk classification and referral of the patient to medical and/or specialized tests. CONCLUSION: in addition to qualifying structure, there are: the need to identify people with hypertension as risk factors, perform risk stratification and systematic care planning, establishing an advanced clinical practice, such as support for self-care and management cases, accomplish with existing protocols and develop collective actions based on information systems.
OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the implementation of the care program for people with hypertension in Maringá-PR. METHOD: it is an evaluative research of cross-sectional design. Data were collected through structured interviews with 63 nurses between April and June 2013. RESULTS: as missing or insufficient, there were: transportation for outside activities; work equipment; educational materials; training resources; inclusion of the family in the care plan; risk classification of individuals; determination of therapy from the risk classification and referral of the patient to medical and/or specialized tests. CONCLUSION: in addition to qualifying structure, there are: the need to identify people with hypertension as risk factors, perform risk stratification and systematic care planning, establishing an advanced clinical practice, such as support for self-care and management cases, accomplish with existing protocols and develop collective actions based on information systems.