A nurse is preparing to mix short-acting and intermediate-acting insulin in one syringe to
administer to a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Identify the sequence the nurse
should follow.
1: Draw up the volume
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A nurse is preparing to mix short-acting and intermediate-acting insulin in one syringe to
administer to a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Identify the sequence the nurse
should follow.
1: Draw up the volume of insulin from the intermediate-acting insulin vial.
2: Inject the volume of air equal to the amount of insulin to withdraw from the
intermediate-acting insulin vial.
3: Inject the volume of air equal to the insulin dose form the short-acting insulin vial
4: Withdraw the prescribed amount of insulin form the short-acting insulin vial.
5: Withdraw the prescribed amount of insulin form the intermediate-acting insulin vial.
To mix insulin from two vials in the same syringe, the nurse should first draw up a
volume of air equal to the volume of insulin from the intermediate-acting insulin vial. The
nurse should then inject the volume of air equal to the amount of insulin to withdraw
from the intermediate-acting insulin vial, making sure the needle does not touch the
insulin. Next, the nurse should inject the volume of air equal to the insulin dose from the
short-acting insulin vial. Then, the nurse should withdraw the prescribed amount of
insulin from the short-acting insulin vial. Lastly, the nurse should withdraw the
prescribed amount of insulin from the intermediate-acting insulin vial. The insulins are
now mixed and ready to administer.
A nurse is assessing a client who wears partial dentures and reports mouth pain. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
Advise the client to rinse their mouth and dentures after each meal.
The nurse should advise the client to rinse their mouth and dentures after each meal to
remove food and particles and to promote healing of gums and oral mucosa.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has dysphagia and is at risk for aspiration.
Which of the following referrals should the nurse make?
Speech-language pathologist
The nurse should recommend a referral for a client who has dysphagia to a speechlanguage pathologist. Clients who have dysphagia have difficulty swallowing and are at
risk for aspiration. The speech-language pathologist can perform a swallow study to
determine the extent of the client's dysphagia and work with the client to develop new
swallowing techniques.
A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to performing the
teaching? (select all that apply)
- Establish the client's learning needs
- Determine the client's literacy level
- Evaluate the client's readiness for learning
- Identify the client's learning style
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