Clinical Study
An Investigation of the Glucose Monitoring Practices of Nurses in Stroke Care: A Descriptive Cohort Study
Table 3
Glucose monitoring practice and between adults admitted to hospitals A, B, and C.
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DM: diabetes mellitus, m: mean, SD: standard deviation, and PGM: point of care glucose monitoring. Between groups analysis of variance [ANOVA] tests were conducted to compare baseline glucose (mmol/L) across the 3 hospital groups. Chi-square tests were conducted to compare treatment variables across the 3 groups. Adults admitted to hospital B were significantly more likely to receive treatment in a **stroke unit and have ††PGM on day 1. values < 0.05 are significant. If counts in cells were less than five, statistical analysis was not conducted. |