title: Sticking together! A creative approach to documenting insulin double checks.
abstract: Patient care and family teaching are the heart of the rehabilitation staff nurse's role. Documentation of the various aspects of patient care and family teaching is a necessary but time-consuming process. In this article you will learn how the nurses of one rehabilitation center welcomed a creative time-saving method of working together to improve documentation compliance for double checking insulin administration. The development of the process, education of the staff and the outcomes are included.
authors.affiliation: The Ohio Sate University Medical Center, Rehabilitation Nursing, Columbus 43210, USA. margohospodar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Margo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hospodar
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008509:Medication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009737:Nursing Records; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D009820:Ohio; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin