Innovative solutions: Development and implementation of a tight blood glucose management protocol: One community hospital's experience

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 62-65

  Eigsti, Janice ^a,b   Henke, Kim ^a  

^a Memorial Hospital of South Bend   (United States)

^b Bethel College   (United States)

Author keywords

Community hospital; Glucose control; Glucose management; Glucose protocol; Insulin dosing

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL CARE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG MONITORING; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INDIANA; INSULIN; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33646834612     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003465-200603000-00004     Document Type: Review

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