The importance of checking blood glucose in hospital according to nurses

What is it about?

We brought in a new system of checking blood glucose, the main sugar in our blood, in our hospital. We trained all the nurses in how to use the system and asked them about their perspectives on glucose management.

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Why is it important?

We found that nurses believe checking blood glucose in hospital to be important. However, those who are more experienced or are clinical nurse educators, as a group believe such checking to be less important than less experienced nurses. This suggests that educating nursing staff on the relevance and importance of blood glucose checking while designing or implementing a glucose management program is crucial. It also has implications for the recruitment of 'glucose champions' in a hospital from amongst nursing staff.