A Brief Note On Accurate Blood Sugar Reading

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eflective Account 3 : Blood glucose monitoring Description During my placement I was asked by my mentor to perform a blood glucose reading . The patient was a 78 year old gentleman Mr P with diabetes type 2. I have introduced myself , checked the patient's identity and asked for permission to perform the blood glucose reading and explained the procedure prior to insulin administration and obtained a valid consent. I washed my hands and put on gloves ; Mr P refused to washed his hands saying that he washed them before my arrival.

As stated above, diabetes is a very complex disease affecting millions of people in the world. Due to this, the nursing profession

Plasma insulin concentration was at its lowest during the fasting time period. Concentration was about 68 during that time.

I learned that as a nurse I must take the initiative to regulate my work environment and myself. As much as nurses are part of the larger healthcare team, they often function autonomously. I will need to keep my skills up to date and educate myself by reading current research articles and taking classes at work. I will need to be humble and open to constructive criticism from my fellow employees. I must do my best to be hard working, honest, and helpful both in the work place and my persona life. It’s irrational to think people can be completely honest in one area of their life, but not the rest. If I suffer from any sort of bias towards my patients for the choices

Exploration of the concept of Medication Administration errors (MAEs) especially regarding Insulin and what contributes to New Grad Nurses (NGN’s) becoming second victims, and the impact of it on and its effects on their nursing. Nearly 1 in 3 hospitals that have patients with diabetes are affected by Medication Errors (National Diabetes Inpatient Audit, 2012). Controlling and managing glucose is essential as some health care professionals often overlook proper handling of this and most common error that occurs is over dosing, under dosing or complete omission of insulin administration (CITE), overlooking this can have a serious impact on the patient well-being and also on the health care team. In the case of MAEs, there are three (3) types of victims involved; firstly is the patient and their family, next would be the nurse or health care professional, lastly it would be the involved health care organization which is involved. In regards with the topic NGN’s are considered second victims in these cases, second victims is defined as a “health care provider involved in an anticipated and/or adverse event in which there has been a medical error, and/or a patient related incident or injury who has become victimized in a sense of that the provider is traumatized by the said event” (Dekker, 2013).

O B J E C T I V E S 1. To define the following terms: metabolism, hormone replacement therapy, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and glucose standard curve. 2. To explain the role of thyroxine in maintaining an animal’s metabolic rate. 3. To explain the effects of thyroid-stimulating hormone on an animal’s metabolic rate. 4. To understand how estrogen affects bone density. 5. To explain how hormone replacement therapy works. 6. To explain how fasting plasma glucose is used to diagnose diabetes. 7. To understand how levels of cortisol and ACTH can be used to diagnose endocrine diseases.

During one of my rotations, I was assigned a young adult patient who had run out of insulin and had been admitted to the hospital following a Diabetes Ketoacidosis (DKA) episode. I realized that my patient was probably torn between buying insulin and buying healthy food because her chart showed several admissions in the

The nursing care for a patient with diabetes is to monitor and regularly assess their diabetes (Daly et al., 2015). Sue’s nurse ensures this happens in Sue’s case. The nurse needs to constantly provide a patient with support and ongoing education in her management of

First and foremost, the overall purpose of completing the lab procedure was to determine the optimal amount of glucose (C6H12O6 ) (g) with 1.0 g of yeast and 10 mL of water that will result in the highest amount of CO2 produced (mm) after 6 minutes in 55°C water. Once finished performing this experiment, I was able to determine that the original hypothesis: if the amount of glucose (C6H12O6 ) when 1.0 grams of yeast, 10 mL of water, a constant temperature of 55°C, and a waiting time of 6 minutes are added and kept constant affects the amount of Carbon Dioxide (CO2 ) produced in millimeters then the optimal amount of sugar ratio will be 2.5 grams of glucose because an increase of glucose, increases the amount of the reactants which are going

Over two night shifts I had very similar assignments. Both nights my assignment had multiple patients requiring blood glucose checks, and one patient that required hourly checks with lab draws ever other hour. These simple tasks do not take much time, but the culmination of them all can be time consuming, so I needed some help getting those checks done one time. However, the first night I arrived to find that we did not have a clinical assistant (CA) helping the nursing staff.

I agree with your statement regarding being an advocate for our patients, thus becoming more aware of the different types of medication and its side effects in order to keep patients aware. We had this new thing on the unit where we had to inform patients regarding all major side effects of all new medication. And our managers

This paper will look at the performance of blood glucose level (BGL) tests which was carried out during the clinical intensive workshops. This paper will firstly explore and discuss the value and importance of personal reflection in nursing in a health care setting and how personal reflection is a key component in the learning processes of an individual and how it improves skills. Secondly, this paper will identify blood glucose levels and reflect on how I felt I performed this skill during the clinical intensive workshop. Thirdly, discussing how I feel I preformed this skill and how constructive feedback allowed for me to improve my skill to overall result in faster and more efficiently BGL’s. Lastly, this paper will explore how I believe I can improve future BGL’s through improving my speed and how to become faster, this is through becoming more prepared prior to starting a BGL.

Monitoring Blood Glucose Levels Maintaining normal blood glucose levels greatly reduces the risk of experiencing complications due to diabetes. Whether an individual has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, regular use of a glucose monitor to determine blood sugar levels will help determine what adjustments to diet, oral medications, or insulin injections may be necessary to achieve good control. What's Glucose?

How does the glucose concentration effects the time taken for the potassium permanganate to decolourise from purple to colourless ?