The nurse is preparing to provide sliding scale insulin coverage to a client with diabetes. The client's blood sugar is 240 g/dL. The sliding scale indicates the client should receive 8 units of insulin

The insulin is provided in a multi-dose vial with a concentration of 100 units/10 mL. How many mL of insulin will the nurse provide?


ANS: 0.8 mL

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