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Said: : "My nursing units are not responsible for labeling glucometer QC. In order to maintain compliance, I date and distribute all QC material. I use Avery labels # 5418 to print the labels that I attach to the QC bottles. Because this is don...

Said: : "We use a small date opened and exp date label. We were using exp date only, but had a staff using incorrect date range, this way it's covered. Sent via Groupsite Mobile."

Said: : "We have hot pink labels that we place on the controls and the strips with open and discard dates. We use the Nova Statstrip meters. I was understanding that this is required by The Joint Commission."

Said: : "David, What devices do you manage through Telcor?"

Said: : "We use a small yellow sticker to record the open date and new expiration date. For Joint Commission you have to follow manufacturer's instructions at a minimum. We use the Roche inform 2 so our insert talks about putting the open date s...