The client shows the home care nurse a cloudy bottle of regular insulin. Which does the nurse include in client teaching?
1. Regular insulin must be clear.
2. Most forms of insulin are cloudy.
3. Regular insulin needs refrigeration.
4. Warm temperature clears the insulin.
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1. The nurse instructs the client that regular insulin should be clear, regardless of its temperature, and to discard this bottle of insulin.
2. Most forms of insulin are clear.
3. Regular insulin is refrigerated after opening.
4. Warming a cloudy bottle of insulin does not clear a faulty product.
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