- insert air first into the regular insulin
- insert air first into the NPH insulin
- draw up regular insulin first
- draw up NPH insulin first
The nurse is preparing to administer regular and NPH insulin to the client. He knows to do which of the following steps?
Numbers 2 and 3 are correct answers.
Rationale: Air is inserted first into the cloudy insulin (NPH) followed by insertion of air into the regular insulin. Regular (clear) insulin is drawn up first followed by cloudy insulin (NPH).