Practice skill regarding using of the insulin pen
The three most incorrect steps were skipping to prime pen needle
(90.9%), not removing the used needle from the pen after using (87.8),
and not holding for specific count time before withdrawal of pen needle
from skin (50.7%). Particularly, 44 of 118 (37.3%) patients using
mixed insulin did not mix them before injection. Medication errors
related to insulin pen practice were reported commonly in many
studies9. Mitchell et
al, revealed that three-fourths of users did not follow the
manufacturer’s instructions for proper administration and storage of
insulin pens9.