The nurse caring for a 75-year-old man who has developed diabetes insipidus following a head injury will include in the plan of care provisions for: protecting patient from injury.
How should nurse administer insulin to prevent Lipohypertrophy?
- Rotating the injection site is important to prevent lipohypertrophy or lipoatrophy.
- Rotating within one area is recommended (e.g., rotating injections systematically around the abdomen) rather than rotating from one area to another with each injection (e.g., from abdomen to thigh to arm).
When administering insulin to a patient what must the nurse do first?
- Before administering the insulin, wash your hands, put on gloves, and clean the injection site with an alcohol swab.
- Now you're ready to inject the insulin, choosing between two injection techniques: inserting the needle into the skin at a 90-degree or at a 45-degree angle.
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