title: Placing blood on the target: a challenge for visually impaired persons.
abstract: An individualized, blood glucose self-monitoring procedure for those who are visually impaired must be developed, taught, practiced, observed, and reviewed. Effective teaching requires understanding functional vision loss, observing safety precautions, organizing the work area, obtaining an adequate blood sample, ensuring accurate placement of blood on the strip, and cleaning up. Thoroughness and repetition enable the visually impaired person to perform the procedure safely and confidently.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D011934:Reagent Strips; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D011934:Reagent Strips