An interactive two-step training and management model of point-of-care glucose testing in northern Finland.

Objectives: To assess an interactive 2-step training and management model for nurses in glucose point-of-care testing (POCT).

Study Design: The training of the nursing staff by the point-of-care coordinator of the laboratory started with interactive sessions with contact persons who subsequently trained their nursing colleagues at the Oulu University Hospital in northern Finland. The 2-step training model was applied in blood glucose testing as a pilot study.