Question

assume that you work in a hospital preparing medications for injection. for each of the following situations, identify the error that has been made in using insulin.

a. Your coworker on the early shift removed a vial of insulin from the freezer and left it on the counter to thaw so it would be ready for hou to use when your shift starts.

b. A vial of NPH insulin in your medication refrigerator looks cloudy. You assume that it has gone bad and discard it.

Answer 1

1. Insulin should not be kept in freezer as one will not be able to inject frozen insulin. Insulin should not be used even after thawing. Freezing temperature causes breakdown of insulin and that will not be effective in lowering blood sugar.

2. NPH insulin is cloudy only so no need to doubt it and should be used and not to be discarded