11/13/24, 7\:19 PM Guide | Blood glucose measurement

Blood glucose measurement

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Gather equipment

Gather the relevant equipment and place in a clean tray\:
Non-sterile gloves
Blood glucose reader (a.k.a. glucometer)\: calibrate using calibration
Spring-loaded lancet\: to obtain the blood sample.
Testing strips\: make sure the expiry date is valid.
Gauze
Tape
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Gather the relevant equipment

Introduction

Wash your hands and don PPE if appropriate.
Introduce yourself to the patient including your name and role.
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Gain consent to proceed with blood glucose measurement.
Ask the patient if they have any pain before continuing with the clinical procedure.
Position the patient sitting comfortably on a chair.

Measure the blood glucose

1. Ensure the patient's
It's important that the skin over the site being tested has been cleaned, as substances on the skin can a
capillary blood glucose results (e.g. substances containing sugar).
Ask the patient to wash their own hands or alternatively you can clean the site with an alcohol swab (70% isopropyl).
Make sure the skin over the testing site has dried completely before performing capillary blood glucose measurement.
2. Turn on the capillary blood glucose monitor and ensure it is calibrated.
3. Load a test strip into the glucose monitor.
4. Don a pair of non-sterile gloves.
5. Pick up the lancet and carefully remove the protective cap.
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6. Prick the side of the patient's
of blood. Some guides advise cleaning away the
the reliability of blood glucose results.
7. Gently touch the tip of the test strip against the droplet of blood to allow it to be absorbed into the strip.
8. Apply gauze or cotton wool to the puncture site to stop the bleeding and ask the patient to maintain pressure over the site.
9. Safely dispose of the lancet into a sharps bin.
10. Dispose of the test strip and the cotton wool/gauze into a clinical waste bin. If the patient's
cotton wool or gauze in place and secure with some tape.
Insert the test strip

To complete the procedure...

Explain to the patient that the procedure is now complete.
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