The physician orders insulin lispro (Humalog), 10 units for the ...

[@Brianna17]

The physician orders insulin lispro (Humalog), 10 units for the client. When will the nurse administer this medication?
 
  1. Thirty minutes before meals
  2. Five minutes before a meal
  3. When the meal trays arrive on the floor
  4. Fifteen minutes after meals

Question 2

The client has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1. He asks the nurse what this means. What is the best response by the nurse?
 
  1. The exocrine function of your pancreas is to secrete insulin and it is not working.
  2. Without insulin you will develop ketoacidosis (DKA).
  3. The endocrine function of your pancreas is to secrete insulin, but it isn't working.
  4. Your alpha cells should be able to secrete insulin, but cannot.
  5. It means your pancreas cannot secrete insulin.

[choc0chan]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: The onset of action for insulin lispro (Humalog) is 10 to 15 minutes so it must be given when the client is eating, not 30 minutes before meals, to prevent hypoglycemia.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2,3,5
Rationale 1: The endocrine, not the exocrine, function of the pancreas is to secrete insulin.
Rationale 2: A consequence of diabetes mellitus type 1 is that without insulin, severe metabolic disturbances, such as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) will result.
Rationale 3: The endocrine function of the pancreas is to secrete insulin.
Rationale 4: Insulin is secreted by the beta, not the alpha, cells of the pancreas.
Rationale 5: One function of the pancreas is to secrete insulin.

[@Brianna17]

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[choc0chan]

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