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Table 1 Summary of scores in each domain according to staff grade

From: Knowledge of carbohydrate counting and insulin dose calculations among hospital staff in a regional general paediatrics unit

 

Registered general nurse (RGN) (N = 30)

Clinical nurse manager (CNM) (N = 4)

Consultant doctors (N = 4)

Non-Consultant hospital doctors (NCHD) (N = 10)

Department total (N = 48)

Carbohydrate recognition

(%)

69

74

85

74

75.5

Carbohydrate counting (individual item)

(%)

35

21

41

18

29

Carbohydrate counting (entire meal)

(%)

29

38

23

14

26

Nutritional label reading

(%)

92

96

100

88

94

Use of insulin sliding scale

(%)

85

89

98

88

90

Use of insulin to carbohydrate ratios

(%)

95

100

100

80

94

Calculation of whole meal insulin dose

(%)

43

30

45

35

38