Investigation and analysis of nurses' cognition on standardized blood glucose monitoring in diabetes mellitus from non-endocrinology departments

Objective To investigate and analyze the attitudes and cognitions of nurses from non-endocrinology departments on standardized blood glucose monitoring in diabetic patients,and to analyze the related factors and countermeasures. Methods From May to June 2017,58 nurses from non-endocrinology departments(58 clinical departments)were surveyed by using the questionnaire,which was designed in reference to "Chinese blood glucose monitoring clinical application guide(2011 Edition)".Statistical analysis was applied by SPSS 13.0 software. Results Among the nurses,79.3% nurses didn't know the normal working environment of the blood glucose meter and test paper in the standardized blood glucose monitoring,58.6% nurses didn't know the test range of the blood glucose meter,70.7% nurses didn't know the validity period of each test paper bottle after opening,86.2% nurses didn't know the glycemic control standards for the special populations,and 50.0% nurses didn't know the critical value of blood glucose.The results showed that the differences in the scores of nurses with different titles,different seniority and different times of training were statistically significant (P<0.05).The scores decreased with the increase of professional titles,decreased with the extension of working years and increased with the times of training.The scores had no significant difference in nurses' educational background(P>0.05). Conclusion The nurses from non-endocrinology departments pay insufficient attention to blood glucose monitoring,and lead to lack of guidance and education for blood glucose monitoring.Therefore,the glycemic monitoring programme needs to be deepened according to the guideline,the medical staffs need to be further trained,the importance and attention of standardized blood glucose monitoring of the nurses from non-endocrinology departments need to be increased,and the levels of specialized nursing need to be improved continuously.In view of the existing problems,the knowledge levels of the nurses from non-endocrinology departments need to be improved through special training for regulating blood glucose monitoring,providing a brief standardized blood glucose monitoring knowledge booklet for nurses at any time,and sharing standard blood glucose monitoring cases.