SMBG - Self Monitoring Blood Glucose Instructions
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| Step 1 | Wash hands properly
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| Step 2 | Turn on glucometer
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| Step 3 | Insert a test strip after matching the code # on the glucometer to the code # on the strip
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| Step 4 | Cleanse the side of a fingertip with alcohol swab and let dry
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| Step 5 | Don exam gloves (MA Only)
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| Step 6 | Hold the patient finger between your thumb and forfinger
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| Step 7 | Prick the side of the cleansed fingertip with a lancet
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| Step 8 | Dispose of the lancet in a sharps container
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| Step 9 | Wipe away the first drop of blood with a sterile 2x2 gauze pad because the first drop is usually contaminated with tissue fluids
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| Step 10 | Apply steady pressure and allow a second drop of blood to form
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| Step 11 | Touch and hold the second drop of blood to the EDGE of the yellow window in the curve of the test strip
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| Step 12 | Hold pressure on the puncture site with a sterile 2x2 gauze pad
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| Step 13 | Access the patients physical condition
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| Step 14 | Discard the test strip in a biohazard bag
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| Step 15 | Apply a band-aid on the puncture site
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| Step 16 | Disinfect the glucometer with alcohol swabs
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| Step 17 | Discard exam gloves in a biohazard bag
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| Step 18 | Wash your hands
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| Step 19 | Document the patients test results and physical condition in the medical record
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| Step 20 | Ask the patient to document all their glucose levels in a BS log
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