Implementation of ABI Measurement in the Outpatient Clinic Setting in Rural Minnesota

The PAD PRAIRIE Initiative (PRAIRIE) is a three-year project aimed at partnering with rural healthcare communities to increase awareness, enhance detection, and provide therapeutic treatment options for patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). A major component of this initiative is to educate nurses about PAD and teach them to competently perform the ABI in the primary care setting. This requires development of a rigorous ABI training protocol, providing initial ABI training, creating procedures for development and practice of skills, and developing a process for demonstration of competence before independent performance of the ABI in a clinical setting.
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research