Patient Safety Topic

Medication — Insulin

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Overview

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Situations in which a patient may have or actually received the wrong dose or no dose of insulin could lead to difficulties in glycemic control. Learn about events reported to the Patient Safety Authority and strategies to address these problems.​​

Educational Tools

This tool will aid facilities in assessing the safety of insulin practices and identify opportunities for improvement. Facilities can use the findings to develop an action plan for implementing recommended error reduction strategies.

This sample worksheet may be used for documenting facility-specific process and outcome measures involving the use of insulin.

Multimedia

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