A real-time nursing intervention reduces dysglycemia and improves best practices in noncritically ill hospitalized patients

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Shabbir, Hasan ^a   Stein, Jason ^b   Tong, David ^b   Bhalla, Vikas ^c   Wang, Alan ^a  

^a Emory Johns Creek Hospital   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Cartersville Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycemic control; Hypoglycemia; Insulin regimen

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARGE NURSE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING INTERVENTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING PROCESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 75249104495     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.590     Document Type: Article

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