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Using audit to change practice for routine glucochecks.

Caroline Scovell
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Glucochecks are commonly used on admission to hospital to pinpoint patients who may have diabetes. This summary paper describes two clinical audits assessing action following glucocheck results and staff education to improve follow-up. The full audit paper can be accessed at nursingtimes.net.

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Caroline Scovell. Using audit to change practice for routine glucochecks.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17036884/

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