Nursing perceptions of the importance of blood glucose monitoring in hospital wards. Issue 7 (2nd July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barmanray, Rahul D; Rowan, Lois M; Tsan, Joshua; Dodds, Agnes E; Long, Karrie; Heinjus, Denise; Kyi, Mervyn; Fourlanos, Spiros
• Is Part Of: British journal of healthcare management. Volume 26:Issue 7(2020)
• Page Start: 162
• Page End: 167
• Publication Date: 2020-07-02
• Subjects: Diabetes management -- Glucose monitoring -- Nurse perceptions -- Quality improvement -- Survey; Health services administration -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 362.1068
• DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2020.0056
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1358-0574

Abstract

Abstract : Background/Aims: Diabetes mellitus is increasingly prevalent among hospital inpatients. Management requires regular blood glucose monitoring by nurses, yet research into nurse perceptions of glucose management importance is lacking. Methods: A 5-point Likert-scale survey was administered to 718 nurses at an Australian tertiary centre. Nurses were predominantly from acute medical wards (57%) and in the first decade of their career (66%). Results: The six tested aspects of glucose monitoring were perceived as important by the majority, but the importance of timely management of abnormal glucose was rated lower by clinical nurse educators (4.33 vs 4.70, P =0.019) and by nurses with 5 or more years of experience compared with first-year nurses. Both predictors remained significant following multivariable adjustment (educator status odds ratio 0.51, P =0.043, years of nursing experience odds ratio 0.84, P =0.018). Conclusions: These findings imply that concurrent nurse (re-)education in glucose management should be considered in the design and implementation of future glucose management programmes.