blood glucose measurement

check prescription on patient's record
prepare the required equipment
check expiry date of blood glucose test strips
ensure the blood glucose analyzer and the test strips are matched with each other (confirm the code of the test strips is same as the code of the blood glucose analyzer)
check patient's identity
communicate with patient on the aim and steps of the procedure
hand hygiene and dry hands completely
(wear clean gloves?)
get the test strip from the bottle (close the bottle cap immediately)
cleanse the selected site with alcohol swab
wait until the site is dry and perform the puncture procedure
collect enough blood sample with the test strip as recommended
use dry swab to press on the puncture site
the blood glucose value will be displayed on the analyzer
to prevent injury, discard the used lancet into the sharp box
observe the puncture site to ensure bleeding has stopped
hand hygiene and dry hands completely
document the time and test result into the patient's record
aftercare and cleansing of the equipment
report on abnormal results