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ACCU-CHEK INFORM II BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING AT THE BEDSIDE COMPETENCY EXAM

Name:______________________________ Date:__________________

TRUE or FALSE

_____1. The greatest risk in doing a capillary puncture is to pierce bone with

the lancet device.

_____2. You must use 2 patient identifiers when doing blood glucose checks,

using the room number as one of the identifiers.

_____3. If you dimple the skin when applying the lancet device to the patient, you

increase the risk of putting the lancet into bone.

_____4. It is not necessary to wipe away the first drop of blood.

_____5. The proper site for doing a finger puncture is on the pad of the finger at the

side of the finger.

_____6. It is an OSHA requirement that you must wash your hands and don

gloves before performing a capillary puncture.

_____7 It is OK to excessively milk the patient’s finger to get an adequate sample size,

_____8. Laboratory will enter Strip Lot Code information into the meters wirelessly

whenever there is a new Lot number.

_____9. For adults, the critical values for blood glucose testing are <40.

____10. The Accu-chekInform II meter records who performed the blood glucose test.

____11. There is NO need to date the bottles of Glucose Control Solutions ( Lo

and Hi solutions).

____12. Bottles of test strips are stable only 3 months.

____13. Only capillary blood samples should be used when testing with the Accu-chek

Inform II Glucose Meter.

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2 ____14. The Accu-checkInform II Glucose Meter should be docked in the docking station when it is not in use ____15. If either “HI” or “LO” occur

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Accu-Chek Inform II Competency User Manual