Introduction to Blood Glucose Monitoring course for Nurses
This session describes a method of blood glucose sampling by using the capillary finger prick method.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Describe the procedure of obtaining a capillary blood sample
- Explain how to analyse this in a blood glucose testing meter
- Interpret the results obtained from a blood glucose test
This session explains how to obtain a blood glucose sample using the capillary finger prick method, how to analyse the sample and then interpret the results.
Before commencing this session you should complete:
- Pathophysiology of Diabetes (172-10)
- Basal Bolus Regimen (172-11)
- Introduction to Carbohydrate Counting (172-12)
Charlotte (MbChB MRCPCH) is a general paediatric registrar working in the West Midlands with a special interest in diabetes.
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