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Tue, 08/19/2025 - 10:33
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Diane Simko
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Injection teaching for patients
Hi All,
We had a recent safety event where a patient did not know he needed to push down the Lovenox syringe to get the dose needed, so he was injecting the full syringe. Our Med Safety Committee is reviewing ideas of how to improve our education on this topic. Do other institutions have "kits" that a patient can practice with or how do you achieve this important education piece? We are thinking of putting together a kit for each unit to utilize so a patient can have more hands on practice.
Thanks!
