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a nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for 5 units of regular insulin and 10 units of nph insulin to mix together and administer subcutaneously. determine the correct order of steps for this procedure

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A nurse is caring for a client with a prescription for a mix of 5 units of regular insulin and 10 units of NPH insulin. The correct order for this procedure is: 2, 1, 3, 4.

What is the correct order to administer the mix of regular and NPH insulin?

To administer the insulin correctly, a nurse will need to do as follows:

  • Inject 10 units of air into the bottle of NPH insulin. (2)
  • Inject 5 units of air into the bottle of regular insulin. (1)
  • Withdraw the right dose of regular insulin. (3)
  • Withdraw the right dose of NPH insulin. (4)

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