A crack in our best armor: "wrong patient" injections from insulin pens alarmingly frequent even with barcode scanning.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 23, 2014;19:1-5.
Improper insulin pen use is a persistent problem. This newsletter article reveals the lessons learned from one hospital that implemented best practices including robust education, bar-code scanning, bedside electronic medication administration records, and alerts to prevent incorrect administration but continued to experience errors related to insulin pen use.