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(Fill in the Blank.) The nurse is caring for a patient who has a prescription for 120 units of U-100 regular insulin to be administered at 0700 and 1600. The physician has written a new prescription for an equivalent dose of U-500 insulin. The nurse reviews the order with the primary healthcare provider and states, “120 units of U-100 insulin is equivalent to _______units of U-500 insulin.”
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24 -- U-500 units is 5 times more concentrated than U-100 insulin. The patient who is using 120 units of U-100 insulin will need 1/5 of the U-100 amount or 20% of the U-100 dose. 120 divided by 5 is 24. 24 units of U-500 insulin is equivalent to 120 units of U-100 insulin.
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