HEALTH TEACHING PLAN

TOPIC: Insulin Injection

PARTICIPANTS: Diabetic Patients
TIME FRAME: October 23, 2021 Saturday (morning)
VENUE: GCGMH Medical Ward
GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To promote, maintain and improve individuals' understanding of Diabetes and ways to manage and
prevent.

Teaching /
Time
Specific Objective Content Learning Resources Evaluation
Allotted
Activities

Upon completion of 1 hour and

health teaching plan, 15 minutes
the clients will be
able to:

5 minutes
- Human insulin is used to control blood -Lecture
1. Define what sugar in people who have type 1 diabetes
(condition in which the body does not make -Group
is Insulin
insulin and therefore cannot control the Discussion
Injection Oral feedback:
amount of sugar in the blood) or in people
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who have type 2 diabetes (condition in Laptop, Power The patient will be
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which the blood sugar is too high because point presentation able to discuss his
the body does not produce or use insulin understanding
normally) that cannot be controlled with oral about what Insulin
medications alone. Human insulin is in a is
class of medications called hormones.
Human insulin is used to take the place of
insulin that is normally produced by the
body. It works by helping move sugar from
the blood into other body tissues where it is
used for energy. It also stops the liver from
producing more sugar. All of the types of
 insulin that are available work in this way.
The types of insulin differ only in how
quickly they begin to work and how long
they continue to control blood sugar.

You can inject insulin into your abdomen,

10 minutes
upper arm, buttocks, hip, and the front or
side of the thigh. Insulin works fastest when
it is injected into the abdomen.

-Do not inject insulin into areas where you

have a wound or bruising. Insulin injected
into wounds or bruises may not get into
your body correctly.

-Use a different area within the site each

time you inject insulin. For example, inject
insulin into different areas in your abdomen.
Insulin injected into the same area can
cause lumps, swelling, or thickened skin.

10 minutes

2. Identifying
the sites for
Injection
Insulin syringes come in different sizes
depending on the dose of insulin you need. -Lecture
Your healthcare provider or pharmacist will
help you find the right size syringe. Use the -Group 20 minutes Oral feedback:
correct size insulin syringe to make sure Discussion
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 you get the right dose of insulin. Presentation point presentation sites for insulin
injection in the
body. (Abdomen,
upper arm,
buttocks, hip, thigh)
1.Wash your hands with soap and water.
This will help prevent an infection. Dry your
hands with a clean towel or paper towel.

2.Clean the skin where you will inject the

insulin. You can use an alcohol pad or a
cotton swab dipped in alcohol.

3.Grab a fold of your skin. Gently pinch the

skin and fat between your thumb and first
finger.

4.Insert the needle straight into your skin.

Do not hold the syringe at an angle. Make
sure the needle is all the way into the skin.
3. Be familiar Let go of the pinched tissue.
with the
sizes of the 5.Push down on the plunger to inject the Oral feedback:
Insulin insulin. Press on the plunger until the
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syringes insulin is gone. Keep the needle in place for the patient will be
5 seconds after you inject the insulin. -Lecture able to identify the
correct sizes of
6.Pull out the needle. Press on your -Group insulin syringes
injection site for 5 to 10 seconds. Do not Discussion according to the
rub. This will keep insulin from leaking out. physician’s dose.
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7.Throw away your used insulin syringe as Presentation Laptop, Power
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you throw it away.
 -Inject insulin at room temperature. If the
insulin has been stored in the refrigerator,
remove it 30 minutes before you inject it.

4. Determine -Remove all air bubbles from the syringe 15 minutes Return
the ways on before the injection. Demonstration:
how to inject
Insulin with -If you clean your skin with an alcohol pad, the patient will be
-Lecture able to demonstrate
syringes wait until it has dried before you inject
insulin. how to properly
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inject insulin to his
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-Relax the muscles at the injection site. body.
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-Do not change the direction of the needle
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during insertion or removal.
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-You feel or see hard lumps in your skin

where you inject your insulin.

-You think you gave yourself too much or

not enough insulin.

-Your injections are very painful.

-You see blood or clear fluid on your

injection site more than once after you
inject insulin.

-You have questions about how to give the

injection.

-You cannot afford to buy your diabetes

supplies.
 -You have questions or concerns about
your condition or care

5. Determine Oral feedback:

ways on how
to decrease -Lecture The patient will be
the pain able to identify at
-Group least 3 ways on
when
Discussion how to decrease
injecting the
insulin the pain when
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injecting the insulin.
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 6. Identify the
situations of
when should Oral Feedback:
you contact
The patient will be
your
able to describe
healthcare -Lecture situations to when
provider
he should contact
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the healthcare
Discussion
provider.
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PREPARED BY: Louis Guiller P. Garces