The nurse is caring for a patient who is prescribed 120 units of U-100 regular insulin to be administered at 0700 and 1600 hours. The physician has written an order for an equivalent dose of U-500 insulin to be provided.
The nurse reviews the order with the primary health care provider and states, 120 units of U-100 insulin is equivalent to _______ units of U-500 insulin.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Question 2
A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus has a serum hematocrit level of 24. What additional finding should the nurse report to the health care provider?
1. capillary blood glucose of 60 mg/dL
2. glycosylated hemoglobin of 7.0
3. the presence of albumin in urine
4. the presence of glucose in urine
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