Contemporary Nursing

Objective To analyze the application effect of traditional Chinese medicine nursing in patients with hypertension using ear acupressure combined with acupoint application. Methods Sixty eight hypertensive patients admitted to our hospital from January 2024 to January 2025 were randomly divided into a control group (conventional nursing) and an observation group (ear acupressure combined with acupoint application traditional Chinese medicine nursing), with 34 cases in each group. The nursing effects of the two groups were compared. Results There was no statistically significant difference in systolic and diastolic blood pressure between the two groups of patients before intervention (P>0.05). After intervention, the systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group. Moreover, after intervention, the sleep quality scores of the observation group (sleep time, sleep time, hypnotic drugs, sleep efficiency, sleep quality, sleep disorders, daytime function) were higher than those of the control group, and the differences between the groups were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine nursing intervention of ear acupressure combined with acupoint application can help improve the blood pressure situation and enhance the daily sleep quality of patients with hypertension.

Ear acupressure; Acupoint application; Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing; Hypertension