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Point-of-care technology: glucose meter's role in patient care
Point-of-care technology: glucose meter's role in patient care
Glucose meters are a point-of-care device used in the management of blood glucose levels for hospitalized patients. Glucose meters provide results so quickly that, in some cases, healthcare workers treat patients based on meter results before validating them. Events reported to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority demonstrate unintended consequences that arose when patients were treated based solely on glucose meter results. Proper meter use, hospital policies and protocols, and a physical assessment coupled with effective communication are components of good patient care. The ability to think critically, balancing these components, can be the difference between the delivery of safe patient care and a serious or fatal adverse event.
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