title: Capillary blood glucose monitoring. Are you putting yourself and your patients/clients at risk?
abstract: The performance of portable capillary blood glucose monitoring is now a widely accepted skill performed by nurses in a variety of settings. A person may have their blood glucose level taken by a nurse in the acute care setting, home environment, community health setting, doctor's surgery, work place or in community blood glucose screening program. This article aims to highlight the precautions necessary for the safe delivery of this component of care.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lehmann
mesh_terms: D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D016272:Occupational Health; D012307:Risk Factors