The biological and nursing implications of pancreatitis
Joseph McArdle Contracts Co-ordinator, Merseyside Education and Training Consortium
Joseph McArdle examines the physiology of pancreatitis, discussing the nurse’s contribution to the patient’s recovery. He addresses the need for blood glucose monitoring during an acute episode, contrasts the risks associated with venepuncture and capillary sampling and identifies good practice in capillary blood glucose sampling.
Nursing Standard.
14, 48, 46-51.
doi: 10.7748/ns2000.08.14.48.46.c2900
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