Blood glucose monitoring during hospitalisation: Advanced practice nurse and semi-automated insulin prescription tools.

Introduction: Hyperglycemia is very common in hospitalized patients and is associated with worse clinical outcomes.

Aims: We implemented a clinical and educational program to improve the overall glycemic control during hospital admission, and, in patients with HbA > 8%, to improve their metabolic control after hospital admission.

Methods: Non-critical patients admitted to cardiovascular areas between October-2017 and February-2019.

Protocol for the management of psychiatric patients with psychomotor agitation.

Background: Psychomotor agitation (PMA) is a state of motor restlessness and mental tension that requires prompt recognition, appropriate assessment and management to minimize anxiety for the patient and reduce the risk for escalation to aggression and violence. Standardized and applicable protocols and algorithms can assist healthcare providers to identify patients at risk of PMA, achieve timely diagnosis and implement minimally invasive management strategies to ensure patient and staff safety and resolution of the episode.

Methods: Spanish experts in PMA from different disciplines (psychiatrists, psychologists and nurses) convened in Barcelona for a meeting in April 2016.