Insulin pen teaching for new starts

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Rachel Fortin
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Insulin pen teaching for new starts

For sites that do not typically stock insulin pens inpatient, how do you approach the patient assessment and teaching for new insulin pen starts prior to discharge? If the teaching/assessment is handled by nursing, what kind of competency do you require?

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