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Insulin currently in use can be stored at room temperature which is usually between |
36-86f |
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Insulin not in current use, should be stored in? |
Refrigerator |
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Clients should be educated to |
have a spare bottle of each type of insulin he or she is using. |
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Which insulins are clear in color? |
Rapid acting (Lispro, Aspart) Short Acting: Humulin R, Novolin R, Regular, Long Acting: Glargine |
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Uniformly cloudy insulin is usually kk of which insulin class? |
Intermediate acting (Novolin N, Humulin N, |
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Mixing insulins such as Intermediate acting w/rapid or short acting insulin can become contaminated by? |
Protamine contamination of the clear |
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Prefilling syringes such as regular and NPH can be mixed and stored in the refrigerator for how long? How should they be stored? |
1 month Vertically, with needle pointing up to prevent the suspended insulin particles from clogging the needle. |
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ADA provides guidelines for needles & syringe reuse for those who choose to reuse for |
convenience or economic reasons but no recommended. |
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Syringes are stored at |
Room temperature |
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What helps the injection more comfortable? What is important to remember? |
a silicone coating on needle. instruct pts not to wipe needle with alcohol as they will remove silicone coating. |
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When is it recommended to recap the needle? |
if considering reuse of it |
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SQ injection of routine insulin is done by injecting fold of skin pinched at a ___ degree angle. |
90 |
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What if a pt is a thin and injecting insulin. what is the recommended degree of needle injection? |
45 |
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do you need to aspirate for blood first before injecting insulin |
no |
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when using a insulin pen, how long is the recommended time the needle stay embedded within the tissue, and plunger? |
5 sec. |
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If clear fluid escapes the puncture site, pressure should be applied for? |
5-8 seconds |
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if you suspect significant portion of insulin has been lost due to leakage, what should you tell the pt to do? |
Check blood sugar in a few hours. |
