Maintenance
This is the typical chemical used to clean the glucometer
What are purple top wipes
These are the two best sites for obtaining a finger stick
What are the middle and ring fingers
This is the lowest the glucometer will read.
What is 10?
What you do if you can't scan a patient's bracelet and it's an emergency
What is an orange card OR entering 999999
This is the type of chemical wipe to use if there is blood on the glucometer
What are bleach wipes
This is the recommended region on the finger pad to stick
What is the side of the pad
This is the highest the glucometer will read.
What is 600?
This is the process for cleaning a glucometer after use
What is: wipe once with a purple top wipe, then take the second wipe and wipe three times horizontally, three times vertically, wipe the sides, wipe the ends (carefully)
This is how often the glucometer must be QC'd
What is 24 hours
This is the chemical that is used to clean the patient's skin before a finger stick
What is an alcohol wipe
This is the low reading that indicates the need for a blood draw
What is 45
This will put a glucometer out of commission for the shift
What is fluid in the test strip slot
This is how long the QC fluid is good for
What is 90 days
This is the place to put the glucometer when you are finished with it
What is the docking station
This is the high reading that indicates the need for a blood draw
What is 450
The glucometer case (containing all the supplies) never goes in a patient room- true or false
What is true
This is how long the test strips are good for
What is 180 days
This is how the blood glucose reading gets into the patient chart if you scan the patient's ID bracelet before running the test
What is automatically!
These are three potential causes of a FALSE low blood sugar reading
This is one thing to try if the glucometer is acting weird
What is take out the battery and put it back in