A Client Is Ordered to Receive Insulin Subcutaneously

question 9

Short Answer

A client is ordered to receive insulin subcutaneously. What is the order of administration?
1. Draw up the insulin.
2. Clean the skin with alcohol.
3. Insert the needle.
4. Count to five.
5. Pinch the skin.
6. Remove the needle.
7. Inject the medication.
8. Verify the doctor's ordered dosage.

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Definitions:

Solomon Asch

A psychologist known for his research on conformity and social pressure.

Stanley Milgram

An American social psychologist best known for his controversial experiments on obedience to authority conducted in the 1960s.

Leon Festinger

A psychologist known for his theory of cognitive dissonance, which suggests that inconsistency among beliefs or behaviors causes psychological tension that people are motivated to reduce.

Philip Zimbardo

An American psychologist known for conducting the Stanford prison experiment, exploring how social situations can influence human behavior.