Implementation of an insulin therapy protocol: Applying the Baldrige approach

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1035-1038

  Foster, Jillian J ^a   Pitts, Wes ^a  

^a NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Awards; Diabetes mellitus; Dosage; Hospitals; Insulin; Insulins; Methodology; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Protocols; Quality assurance; Team

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN ASPART;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSULIN TREATMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERFORMANCE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SHORT SURVEY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORK;

EID: 66949173354     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080451     Document Type: Short Survey

References (2)

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2. Van Den Berghe G, Wouters P, Weekers F et al. Intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients. N Engl J Med. 2001; 345:1359-67. (Pubitemid 34940724)