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.

2. A nurse is assessing

a client who wears

partial dentures and

reports mouth pain.

Which of the following actions should

the nurse take?

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.