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genevieve1028

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on: Jul 23, 2018
The nurse is teaching a patient about home administration of insulin. The patient will receive regular (Humulin R) and NPH (Humulin NPH) insulin at 0700 every day. What is important to teach this patient?
 
  a. Draw up the medications in separate syringes.
  b. Draw up the NPH insulin first.
  c. Draw up the regular insulin first.
  d. Draw up the medications after mixing them in a vial.

Question 2

A patient who is overweight is being evaluated for diabetes. The patient has a blood glucose level of 160 mg/dL and a hemoglobin A1c of 5.8. The nurse understands that this patient has which condition?
 
  a. Diabetes mellitus
  b. Hypoglycemia
  c. Normal blood levels
  d. Prediabetes


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brittiany.barnes

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Patients should be instructed to draw up regular insulin first so that NPH is not mixed into the vial of regular insulin. It is not necessary to use separate syringes. Patients do not mix the medications in a vial.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Patients with a hemoglobin A1c between 5.7 and 6.4 are considered to have prediabetes. A level of 6.5 or more indicates diabetes. The patient is hyperglycemic.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Excellent

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