describing the experience of nursing student participation in the national blood pressure control survey in iran: an example of the process of social responsibility

describing the experience of nursing student participation in the national blood pressure control survey in iran: an example of the process of social responsibility

non-communicable diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases, especially blood pressure, as one of the most important causes of death in iran. in 1996, about 380,000 deaths were reported in the country, of which 313,000 were due to non-communicable diseases, 161,000 were due to cardiovascular disease, and about 97,000 deaths were directly due to high blood pressure. the national blood pressure control survey was the largest health screening in the world, which was conducted in 2018-2019 in iran.

more than 30 million people were screened and 2.7 million new htn cases were diagnosed. nursing students played an important role in the national consciousness. student organizations were able to motivate and promote a large number of nursing students and their peers in this project by creating motivation and propaganda. in this article, we give a brief description of what happened in this process, and then describe the positive effects that the presence of students in the community had on self-knowledge, self-confidence, community-based education and social responsibility of students. give real examples of real experiences for better understanding. certainly, direct communication with people and providing health services to the community will have a positive impact on students' social responsibility and professional identity.