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Home Q & A Board Biology-Related Homework Help Medicine Pharmacology (Moderator: DelightfulMind)
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6 years ago
The nurse receives an order to administer 8 units regular insulin and 20 units NPH insulin before breakfast. Using a U-100 syringe, the nurse would prepare this dose by:
 
  1. drawing up 8 units NPH, then 20 units regular in the same syringe.
  2. drawing up 8 units regular in one syringe, and 20 units NPH in a separate syringe.
  3. drawing up 8 units regular, then 20 units NPH in the same syringe.
  4. giving the 20 units NPH insulin 15 minutes before food, and the 8 units regular when the food arrives.
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When the order calls for two different types of insulin, both may be given at the same time in the same syringe. Draw up the short-acting (regular) clear insulin first, then the intermediate or longer-acting cloudy type.
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