Question

1. which of the following is true regarding administering insulin with an insulin pen?

click the pen dial to the ordered amount of insulin.
keep the needle in clients skin for 10 seconds after injecting the insulin.
insert the needle at a 90 - degree angle into the skin.
all the above

Explanation:

When using an insulin pen:

• Dialing the pen to the ordered amount of insulin (Option A) is a standard step.
• Keeping the needle in the client's skin for 10 seconds after injecting (Option B) helps ensure all the insulin is delivered.
• Inserting the needle at a 90 - degree angle (Option C) is the correct technique for subcutaneous injection (for most patients, in some cases like very thin patients a 45 - degree angle might be used but 90 is common).

Since all of these actions (Options A, B, and C) are correct steps in administering insulin with an insulin pen.

Answer:

D. All the above