The Nurse Teaching a Diabetic Client Who Has Just Started

question 39

Multiple Choice

The nurse teaching a diabetic client who has just started insulin therapy would include the instruction to

• A) draw up short-acting insulin before longer-acting insulin.
• B) inject at a 30-degree angle.
• C) routinely aspirate before injecting.
• D) shake short-acting insulin vigorously to mix it.

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Definitions:

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