Proper Accu-Check Cleaning – Desinfection and Use assessment – PSA

1. Control solutions must be dated with open date and 3 month expiration date when opened.

2. Where is the only acceptable area to discard lancets?

3. Outdated test strips and controls must be discarded immediately

4. Anyone performing a fingerstick blood sugar is required to wear gloves.

5. Prior to performing a fingerstick blood sugar, the finger is wiped with an alcohol pad, and allowed to air dry prior to pricking finger.

6. Strips are stored in the same tightly capped vial in which they are packaged and are stable until the expiration date on the vial.

7. You must turn off meter and place on a flat surface prior to cleaning and disinfecting the meter.

8. When disinfecting the Accu- check meter I need to dry it off immediately after applying the disinfectant

9. What is the proper way to wipe to disinfect the accu-check meter

10. It is proper maintenance to squeeze excess disinfecting solution into the accu-check port.

11. How do I clean the Accu-check meter?

12. You must always wash your hands prior to and after performing a glucose test on a patient.

13. If the patient is not in isolation, it is not necessary to disinfect the accu-check meter

14. How often should the accu-check meter be cleaned and disinfected

15. Glucose control solutions and test strips are to be kept at room temperature.