ea0049ep409 | Diabetes (to include epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2017
Burbridge Wyn
, Braycotton Lynne
, Puttanna Amar
, Yadagiri Mahender
, Ilsley Dee
, Mukhopadhyay Sagnik
, Munichoodappa Karthik
, De Parijat
42 insulin related incidents were reported within our Trust in 2014. Subsequent Root Cause Analysis revealed numerous insulin errors, hyperglycemia mismanagement and highlighted significant deficits in diabetes knowledge amongst nursing staff. To address the above issues, new safety interventions were introduced and five key outcomes are:1. A new stand-alone insulin prescription chart introduced May15 has seen insulin incidents dec...