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A patient who has required an insulin drip is being transitioned to subcutaneous insulin. Which intervention would the nurse anticipate?
1. Administering NPH insulin subcutaneously every two hours according to finger stick blood sugar.
2. Administering the prescribed dose of NPH insulin two hours before discontinuing the insulin drip.
3. Tapering the insulin drip administration rate over the next several days.
4. Plan to administer twice the number of units of NPH insulin that the patient has been receiving per hour in regular insulin.

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