Improving Technology BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING
Nurses frequently monitor blood glucose at the patientʼs bedside, allowing timely assessment and interventions. To meet the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizationʼs requirements and guidelines from National Committee on Clinical Laboratory Standards and College of American Patholog...
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Published in | Nursing management Vol. 25; no. 12; pp. 36 - 38 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
United States
by Springhouse Corporation
01.12.1994
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Nurses frequently monitor blood glucose at the patientʼs bedside, allowing timely assessment and interventions. To meet the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizationʼs requirements and guidelines from National Committee on Clinical Laboratory Standards and College of American Pathologists, quality control compliance must be maintained. After testing three blood glucose monitors, one institution selected a machine that eliminated handwritten documentation, ensured quality control testing, and improved ease of use. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0744-6314 1538-8670 |
DOI: | 10.1097/00006247-199412010-00010 |