Finger stick glucose testing prep

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

What is the latest standard as far as prep of the site? Still use alcohol and wipe as prep or has that changed?

This is for when we test people and not for people who do their own testing.

Thanks!

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Specializes in pediatric.

As far as I know it is still alcohol prep; however, I would follow company policy/protocol.

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.
As far as I know it is still alcohol prep; however, I would follow company policy/protocol.

We don't have one :)

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Specializes in Emergency.

Our policy is alcohol swab, allow to dry, poke, wipe away first drop of blood, then sample.

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

Our policy is no alcohol and take the second drop.

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.
Our policy is no alcohol and take the second drop.

What do you cleanse with if they cannot get up to the sink to wash?

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
What do you cleanse with if they cannot get up to the sink to wash?

How about a wet paper towel...soap and water? Dry and take blood sample from second drop?

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

All great ideas, but I kind of wanted to follow a policy that met the standard of care guidelines. But, I can't find them for this!

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

I guess every place has a different policy.

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Specializes in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.
Our policy is alcohol swab allow to dry, poke, wipe away first drop of blood, then sample.[/quote']

Both the hospital I work at and I do clinicals at is the same.

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