[Carolyn.Chenoweth@FMC-ASIA.COM Subject: Re: safety of insulin pens for nursing staff use? In-Reply-To:]

HI Margie,
We have had a couple of NSI from recapping insulin pens. We now have a
policy similar to CHRISP stating if a patient cannot administer and recap
their own insulin pen, insulin is to be prescribed by a doctor and nurses
are to draw up insulin and administer and dispose without recapping single
use syringe and needle.

With best regards
Carolyn Chenoweth
ANZ Quality & IPC Coordinator

Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd.
Payneham Dialysis Clinic, 2 Portrush Road,
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Hi All

Our physician wants pharmacy to dispense a prefilled insulin pen to the
patient and nursing staff use this to administer the required dose. This
pen would then be used by both the nursing staff & patient throughout the
patients admission.

I am wondering about the safety of using insulin pens as we have had a
number of needlestick injuries from them in the past. If you do use then
do you have procedures in place to prevent NSI that you would be happy to
share

Thanks for your thoughts
Kind regards
Margie

Margaret Evans IP&C CNC
Royal Hospital for Women
Locked Mail Bag 2000
Randwick 2031
Phone 02 93826339

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